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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75176, -1.26832
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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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Yellow Submarine — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Yellow Submarine — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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, Mallard, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 17 signed routes nearby · 53 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Kidlington Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bulwarks Lane public footpath · 38 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 38 m Surface sett Path type: footway
Show on map Gibbs Crescent public footpath · 89 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 89 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Gibbs Crescent public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 135 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Photos Church of St Thomas The Martyr, Oxford
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Wildlife to spot
52,021 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,021 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Canada Goose · Robin · Mute Swan +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Teal Anas crecca Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Gadwall Mareca strepera Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,021 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Canada Goose · Robin · Mute Swan +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Robin Erithacus rubecula Mute Swan Cygnus olor Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Teal Anas crecca Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Gadwall Mareca strepera Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunnock Prunella modularis Coot Fulica atra Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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