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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.74073, -1.63301
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Yellowhammer +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Robin, Yellowhammer +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Harlequin Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Green-veined White, Harlequin Ladybird +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Cowslip · last seen 2019; Plants — Cowslip · last seen 2019
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
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Wildlife to spot
4,951 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,951 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Raven · Little Egret · Yellowhammer · Linnet +34
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Raven Corvus corax Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Cercopis vulnerata · Birch Shieldbug · Meadow Plant Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +8
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Malachite Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,951 records · National Biodiversity Network Barn Owl · Raven · Little Egret · Yellowhammer · Linnet +34
Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Raven Corvus corax Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Long-eared Owl Asio otus2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Rook Corvus frugilegus2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Peregrine Falco peregrinus Hobby Falco subbuteo2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2023 Little Owl Athene noctua2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2023 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Cercopis vulnerata · Birch Shieldbug · Meadow Plant Bug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +8
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2024 Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024 Malachite Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachius bipustulatus2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2024
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2024
Downlooker Snipefly Rhagio scolopaceus2024
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2024
Cantharis livida Cantharis livida2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus2024
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Melanostoma scalare Melanostoma scalare2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023 