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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.74102, -1.26025
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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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Mallard, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Orange Ladybird +139 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Orange Ladybird +139 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Great Millet, Green Bristle-grass +1 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Great Millet, Green Bristle-grass +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 21 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 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 Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map The Devil's Backbone public footpath · 107 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 107 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map The Devil's Backbone public footpath · 8 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 8 m Surface wood Path type: cycleway
Show on map The Devil's Backbone public footpath · 81 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 81 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 129 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 Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Photos View from a Didcot-Worcester train - Allotments near Grandpont
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Wildlife to spot
71,691 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 71,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Muntjac · Badger · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rose Chafer Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 71,691 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 34 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Moorhen +29
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Magpie Pica pica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mute Swan Cygnus olor House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Starling Sturnus vulgaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coot Fulica atra Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Muntjac · Badger · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 7-spot Ladybird · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rose Chafer Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Drinker Euthrix potatoria
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Mocydia crocea Mocydia crocea
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Culiseta annulata Culiseta annulata
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Epuraea melanocephala Epuraea melanocephala
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Common Pollen Beetle Meligethes aeneus
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus
Hairy Spider Weevil Exomias pellucidus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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