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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.60138, -0.91445
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦59+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pochard and Carrion Crow
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pochard, Carrion Crow, Treecreeper +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Pochard, Carrion Crow, Treecreeper +56 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Speckled Wood +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Ground-ivy +167 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route▾
Long distance path
Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
7,565 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,565 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Hawfinch · Raven · Jackdaw · Robin +29
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PintailAnas acuta2024
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · 16-spot Ladybird +14
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
🌿Plants51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bramble · Ground-ivy · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Bracken +46
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,565 records · National Biodiversity NetworkCarrion Crow · Hawfinch · Raven · Jackdaw · Robin +29
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- CootFulica atra
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- PintailAnas acuta2024
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · 16-spot Ladybird +14
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
🌿Plants51 species
springsummer
2025▾
Bramble · Ground-ivy · Common Nettle · Hawthorn · Bracken +46
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HawthornCrataegus monogyna
- BrackenPteridium aquilinum
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
- Ivy
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hedera helix
Hedera helix
Greater StitchwortStellaria holosteaGreater StitchwortStellaria holosteaHollyIlex aquifoliumHollyIlex aquifoliumWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesWood SpurgeEuphorbia amygdaloidesHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumHoneysuckleLonicera periclymenumBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaCommon Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or rivinianaDwarf ThistleCirsium acauleDwarf ThistleCirsium acauleCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisCow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestrisBlackthornPrunus spinosaBlackthornPrunus spinosaCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleCommon ComfreySymphytum officinaleMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumMeadow ThistleCirsium dissectumMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaSpurge-laurelDaphne laureolaDandelionTaraxacumDandelionTaraxacumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumHemp-agrimonyEupatorium cannabinumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaWood SpeedwellVeronica montanaCurled DockRumex crispusCurled DockRumex crispusMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarumHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraHeath Wood-rushLuzula multifloraCurled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifoliusCurled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifoliusCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensCreeping ButtercupRanunculus repensBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaDog-roseRosa caninaDog-roseRosa caninaCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon RagwortJacobaea vulgarisCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon WhitebeamSorbus ariaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaEnchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetianaWood AvensGeum urbanumWood AvensGeum urbanumLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaLesser StitchwortStellaria gramineaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaFoxgloveDigitalis purpureaVioletViola2024VioletViola2024Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024Wood MelickMelica uniflora2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2024DewberryRubus caesius2024DewberryRubus caesius2024Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2024Stone BrambleRubus saxatilis2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2024Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2024Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024AshFraxinus excelsior2024