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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.71785, -1.20260
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 138m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Robin, Woodpigeon +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Japanese Knotweed, Ragweed +31 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Japanese Knotweed, Ragweed +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 19 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 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Priory Road public footpath · 127 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 127 m Path type: residential
Show on map 113 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 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
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Footpath in Spindleberry Nature Reserve
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Wildlife to spot
14,531 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,531 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +40
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · 22-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,531 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Jackdaw +40
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Larus argentatus argenteus Larus argentatus argenteus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Mole · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Badger Meles meles Mole Talpa europaea2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria2024 🐝 Insects 16 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Oak Bush-cricket · 22-spot Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle +11
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Japanese Knotweed
Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Hypera nigrirostris Hypera nigrirostris
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 