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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 35 ha
Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75146, -1.23055
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +128 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +128 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sandpit Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Northwood Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 168 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 168 m Surface asphalt Incline down Path type: footway
Show on map Mileway Gardens public footpath · 185 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 185 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Cuckoo Lane public footpath · 27 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 27 m Surface sand Path type: footway
Show on map 140 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 1 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
58,150 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 58,150 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Canada Goose +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 58,150 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Magpie · Canada Goose +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coal Tit Periparus ater Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Badger · Muntjac
Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Pea-leaf Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +5
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Liophloeus tessulatus Liophloeus tessulatus2025
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