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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.62846, -1.30017
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Milton Church Car Park 156m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Milton Church Car Park 156m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Robin, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +84 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +126 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Harlequin Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug +126 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026; Plants — Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 13 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 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 European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Marcham Jubilee Walks Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Ock Valley River Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Little Lane public footpath · 64 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 64 m Surface paved Path type: footway
Show on map 95 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Culham Science Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Harwell Campus Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Mill Lane bridleway · 444 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 444 m Path type: service
Show on map Mill Lane bridleway · 138 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 138 m Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
10,407 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,407 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Goldfinch · Robin +33
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Otter · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger +1
Otter Lutra lutra Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Cinnabar · Burnet Companion · 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +31
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025 Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,407 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Lapwing · Woodpigeon · Mallard · Goldfinch · Robin +33
Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2025 Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Otter · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Badger +1
Otter Lutra lutra Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2025 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Badger Meles meles Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 36 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Cinnabar · Burnet Companion · 7-spot Ladybird · Meliscaeva auricollis +31
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae2025 Burnet Companion Euclidia glyphica2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Springy Turf-moss
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hairy Shieldbug
Hairy Shieldbug
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dolycoris baccarum2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Asiraca clavicornis Asiraca clavicornis
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi Uroleucon (Uromelan) sonchi2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Platycheirus scutatus Platycheirus scutatus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Yellow Meadow Ant Lasius flavus2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Oxyomus sylvestris Oxyomus sylvestris2025
Oxyomus sylvestris Oxyomus sylvestris2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2025
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Spindle Ermine Yponomeuta cagnagella2025
Spindle Ermine Yponomeuta cagnagella2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil Platyrhinus resinosus2025