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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.62293, -1.45074
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Chaffinch +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Meadow Barley, Meadow Buttercup +144 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Perennial Rye-grass, Meadow Barley, Meadow Buttercup +144 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Common Sorrel, Common Nettle, Hawthorn +15 more foraging species
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Azure Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Small White +38 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Small White +38 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
5,326 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Skylark · Rook · Robin · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Curlew Numenius arquata Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Sparrow Passer domesticus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Carabid Beetle
Meadow Barley · Meadow Foxtail · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog +11
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,326 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Skylark · Rook · Robin · Wren +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Swallow Hirundo rustica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Curlew Numenius arquata Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Rock Dove Columba livia Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Little Owl Athene noctua Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Martin Delichon urbicum Grey Partridge Perdix perdix House Sparrow Passer domesticus Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Badger
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Badger Meles meles2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Carabid Beetle
Meadow Barley · Meadow Foxtail · Perennial Rye-grass · Creeping Buttercup · Yorkshire-fog +11
Meadow Barley Hordeum secalinum Meadow Foxtail Alopecurus pratensis Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Crested Dog's-tail Cynosurus cristatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Rough Meadow-grass Poa trivialis
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
Soft-brome Bromus hordeaceus
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Common Bent Agrostis capillaris
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil Potentilla reptans
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Red Clover Trifolium pratense
Red Clover Trifolium pratense 