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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.76983, -1.25932
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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 ☕ CASA Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ 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 ☕ CASA Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking
🦉 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 — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 20 signed routes nearby · 6 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 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 Dragon Lane public footpath · 170 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 170 m Path type: service
Show on map Dragon Lane public footpath · 66 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 66 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 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
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Wildlife to spot
49,705 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 49,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Robin +28
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Gadwall Mareca strepera Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Syrphus torvus +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Notiophilus biguttatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 49,705 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Robin +28
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Greylag Goose Anser anser Mute Swan Cygnus olor Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Gadwall Mareca strepera Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Epistrophe eligans · 7-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Syrphus torvus +7
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Notiophilus biguttatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Notiophilus biguttatus
Notiophilus biguttatus
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus Badister bullatus
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius