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Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.80049, -1.58502
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🌿 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, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Meadow Brown +179 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Meadow Brown +179 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hedge Bedstraw, Jacobaea, Reed Canary-grass +201 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Hedge Bedstraw, Jacobaea, Reed Canary-grass +201 more · last seen 2021
Free
Plants — Hogweed, Elder, Common Nettle +24 more foraging species
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Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 57
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 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 29 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 524 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 524 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 36 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 36 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 274 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 274 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,185 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,185 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Swallow · Pied Wagtail +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Harvest Mouse · Otter · Water Vole +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Otter Lutra lutra2022 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Glow-worm · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper · Harlequin Ladybird +24
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2023 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,185 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Swallow · Pied Wagtail +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2023 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2023 Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Gadwall Mareca strepera2024 Merlin Falco columbarius2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2022 Little Owl Athene noctua2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2022 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius2022 🦌 Mammals 7 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Hedgehog · Badger · Harvest Mouse · Otter · Water Vole +2
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Badger Meles meles2022 Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus Otter Lutra lutra2022 Water Vole Arvicola amphibius 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Glow-worm · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Gatekeeper · Harlequin Ladybird +24
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2023 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2022 2024
2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2023
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum
Fannia canicularis Fannia canicularis
Fannia canicularis Fannia canicularis
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii
Bright Four-spined Legionnaire Chorisops nagatomii
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Green-veined White Pieris napi2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus2023
Fine Streaked Bugkin Miris striatus2023
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2022
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2022
Green Drake Ephemera danica2022
Green Drake Ephemera danica2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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