Staunton Road Rest Area
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Plan your visit
🛝Family🎠Play🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.76197, -1.22151
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕League of Friends — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Magpie
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕League of Friends — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
Birds — Robin, Magpie, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly +110 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km18 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 7 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 7 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: footway
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 332 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 332 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
147 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route▾
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Route 9Cycling route▾
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Route 3aCycling route▾
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Route 1Cycling route▾
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Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
31,918 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
31,918 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Grey Heron +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects50 species
summerwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly +45
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
31,918 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Canada Goose · Grey Heron +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Otter · Hedgehog
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- OtterLutra lutra
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Pond Terrapin
- Pond TerrapinTrachemys scripta
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Palmate Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2025
🐝Insects50 species
summerwinter
2026▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Speckled Bush-cricket · Common Darter · Dark-edged Bee-fly +45
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Platycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanus2025Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatusDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidusSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesSaucer BugIlyocoris cimicoidesVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciIvy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2025Ivy Boring BeetleOchina ptinoides2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2025Enicmus transversusEnicmus transversus2025Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2025Polydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalis2025Polydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalis2025Sericoderus lateralisSericoderus lateralis2025Sericoderus lateralisSericoderus lateralis2025Sitona striatellusSitona striatellus2025Sitona striatellusSitona striatellus2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025Cabbage Stem WeevilCeutorhynchus pallidactylus2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2025Nimbus contaminatusNimbus contaminatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Willow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridis2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Parent BugElasmucha grisea2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Gorse ShieldbugPiezodorus lituratus2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Adonis' LadybirdHippodamia variegata2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Blue ShieldbugZicrona caerulea2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Eristalis intricariaEristalis intricaria2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2025Events & activities nearby
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