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Stanbridge Park

6 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

52.05786, -1.35721

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 145m away — 20 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 145m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Dunnock +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Weevil, Harlequin Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Gorse Weevil, Harlequin Ladybird +34 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cross Cotswold Pathway

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route

Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

50 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route28 m

Named routeRef 5Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route5 m

Named routeRef 5Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route36 m

Named routeRef 5Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route34 m

Named routeRef 5Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 5Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

15,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Robin +37

MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Wood Mouse · Hedgehog

Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Box Bug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,191 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds42 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Blackbird · Starling · Woodpigeon · Robin +37

MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Great TitParus major2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumn

2025

Wood Mouse · Hedgehog

Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Gorse Weevil · Harlequin Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Box Bug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Gorse WeevilExapion ulicis
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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