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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.57580, -1.45268
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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 ☕ Café on site — 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 ☕ Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Jackdaw +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large Red Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Round Berkshire Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage/Grove Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
26,891 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,891 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Wren · Robin +47
Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Orange Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Kidney-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
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