St Lawrence's Church ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.69134, -1.37103
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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 🅿️ Parking 108m 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 🅿️ Parking 108m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Mottled Grasshopper +102 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Mottled Grasshopper +102 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
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Show on map Hinksey Heights Nature Trail Walking route ▾
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Show on map Marcham Jubilee Walks Walking route ▾
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Show on map Windrush Path Walking route ▾
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Signed route nearby
Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Eaton-Fyfield Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Wootton-Kennington Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Botley-Eaton Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Wootton-Fyfield Cycling route ▾
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Show on map Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,152 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,152 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Columba oenas oenas Columba oenas oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Yellow-barred Long-horn · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Yellow-barred Long-horn Nemophora degeerella Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,152 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Jackdaw · Magpie · Blackbird +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Swallow Hirundo rustica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Jay Garrulus glandarius Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Columba oenas oenas Columba oenas oenas Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Dunnock Prunella modularis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Siskin Spinus spinus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Tawny Owl Strix aluco Skylark Alauda arvensis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus Corvus frugilegus frugilegus House Martin Delichon urbicum 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Smooth Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Humming-bird Hawk-moth · Yellow-barred Long-horn · Southern Oak Bush-cricket +20
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum Yellow-barred Long-horn Nemophora degeerella Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Clifden Nonpareil
Clifden Nonpareil
Catocala fraxini
Catocala fraxini
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana
Aplocera Aplocera
Aplocera Aplocera
Bog-rush Moth Glyphipterix schoenicolella
Bog-rush Moth Glyphipterix schoenicolella
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Field Damsel Bug Nabis (Nabis) ferus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Mottled Grasshopper Myrmeleotettix maculatus
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Nettle-Tap Anthophila fabriciana
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Platycheirus Platycheirus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Black Snipefly Chrysopilus cristatus
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Mullein Cucullia verbasci
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae
Agriotes Agriotes
Agriotes Agriotes
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella 