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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.56960, -1.23459
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 213m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 53+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wren and Magpie 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 213m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wren, Magpie, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Magpie, Blue Tit +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Cinnabar, Double-striped Pug +307 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Cinnabar, Double-striped Pug +307 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 30 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 Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Hanson Way Walking route ▾
West Berkshire Countryside Walk, Goring Gap Walking route 11.2 km ▾
Enjoy this circular spanning Lardon Chase, the Holies & Lough Down. Explore a variety of landscapes, spot rare butterflies & admire views of the Chiltern Hills, North Wessex Downs & Goring Gap. Sections may be challenging for people with reduced mobility.
Named route Length 11.2 km Duration 03:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Church Road public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Path type: residential
Show on map Bennetts Lane public footpath · 114 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 114 m Surface compacted Path type: footway
Show on map Watery Lane public footpath · 134 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 134 m Path type: footway
Show on map 46 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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 Hanson Way 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 Didcot to Culham Science Centre Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 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 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Bridus Way byway open to all traffic · 82 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 82 m Path type: residential
Show on map Rubble Pit Road bridleway · 2.4 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 2.4 km Path type: bridleway
Show on map Bridus Way byway open to all traffic · 183 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 183 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Cow Lane bridleway · 63 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 63 m Path type: service
Show on map Rubble Pit Road bridleway · 46 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 46 m Path type: service
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Wildlife to spot
38,038 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 38,038 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird +31
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth · White-point · Black Rustic +62
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025 Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 38,038 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird +31
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Little Egret Egretta garzetta Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Light Brown Apple Moth · Red-green Carpet · Turnip Moth · White-point · Black Rustic +62
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata2025 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum2025 White-point Mythimna albipuncta2025 Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra2025 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes2025
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Oak Beauty Biston strataria
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
Twin-spotted Quaker Anorthoa munda
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
December Moth Poecilocampa populi2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Rusty Dot Udea ferrugalis2025
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata2025
Cypress Carpet Thera cupressata2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Sprawler Asteroscopus sphinx2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Spruce Carpet Thera britannica2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella2025
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata
Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
March Moth Alsophila aescularia
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Brindled Beauty Lycia hirtaria
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Small Quaker Orthosia cruda
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Early Grey Xylocampa areola
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Scarce Umber Agriopis aurantiaria2025
Dark-streaked Tortrix Acleris umbrana2025
Dark-streaked Tortrix Acleris umbrana2025
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2025
Satellite Eupsilia transversa2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
Winter Moth Operophtera brumata2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella2025
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2025
Dark Chestnut Conistra ligula2025
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis2025
Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae2025
Oak Rustic Dryobota labecula2025
Oak Rustic Dryobota labecula2025
Epirrita Epirrita2025
Epirrita Epirrita2025
Silver Y Autographa gamma2025
Silver Y Autographa gamma2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
Feathered Thorn Colotois pennaria2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
November Moth agg. Epirrita dilutata agg.2025
Delicate Mythimna vitellina2025
Delicate Mythimna vitellina2025
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix2025
Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix2025
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2025
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa2025
Figure of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala2025
Figure of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Red-Line Quaker Leptologia lota2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
Long-horned Flat-body Carcina quercana2025
L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album2025
L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Geotrupes mutator Geotrupes mutator2025
Geotrupes mutator Geotrupes mutator2025
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea2025
Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata2025
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2025
Sallow Cirrhia icteritia2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Box Tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii2025
Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg. Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg.2025
Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg. Noctua janthe/janthina/tertia agg.2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata2025
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus2025
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus2025
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella2025
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella2025
Buckthorn Tuft Bucculatrix frangutella2025
Buckthorn Tuft Bucculatrix frangutella2025
Sphecophaga vesparum Sphecophaga vesparum2025
Sphecophaga vesparum Sphecophaga vesparum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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