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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.61797, -1.32442
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Great Tit +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Uncertain/Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Small White +162 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Uncertain/Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing, Small White +162 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map Marcham Jubilee Walks Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map St Frideswide’s Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref SFW Regional walking route
Show on map Little Lane public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map Little Lane public footpath · 126 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 126 m Surface unpaved Path type: footway
Show on map 49 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 544 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 544 National Cycle Network
Show on map Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 1 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Didcot to Harwell Campus Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Abingdon to Milton Park Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Castle Street byway open to all traffic · 396 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 396 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Church Lane bridleway · 371 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 371 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Pugsden Lane byway open to all traffic · 180 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 180 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Mill Street byway open to all traffic · 34 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 34 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Mill Street byway open to all traffic · 3 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 3 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Photos Bridleway coming out on Steventon Hill
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Wildlife to spot
12,882 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,882 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Blackbird +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia Linnet Linaria cannabina Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Badger · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Euophryum confine · Enicmus transversus · Cryptophagus scanicus · Sitona striatellus · Hairy Cellar Beetle +17
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025 Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025 Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus2025 Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2025 Hairy Cellar Beetle Mycetaea subterranea2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,882 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Goldfinch · Blackbird +42
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Skylark Alauda arvensis Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Rock Dove Columba livia Linnet Linaria cannabina Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum Swift Apus apus2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Raven Corvus corax Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Bank Vole · Badger · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Bank Vole Myodes glareolus Badger Meles meles Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Euophryum confine · Enicmus transversus · Cryptophagus scanicus · Sitona striatellus · Hairy Cellar Beetle +17
Euophryum confine Euophryum confine2025 Enicmus transversus Enicmus transversus2025 Cryptophagus scanicus Cryptophagus scanicus2025 Sitona striatellus Sitona striatellus2025 Hairy Cellar Beetle Mycetaea subterranea2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sitona lineatus
Sitona lineatus
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2025
Brachypera zoilus Brachypera zoilus2025
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius2025
Phloeophagus lignarius Phloeophagus lignarius2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Ivy Boring Beetle Ochina ptinoides2025
Anommatus duodecimstriatus Anommatus duodecimstriatus2025
Anommatus duodecimstriatus Anommatus duodecimstriatus2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Brown Chafer Serica brunnea2025
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus2025
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2025
Aderus populneus Aderus populneus2025
Aderus populneus Aderus populneus2025
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Melanotus villosus Melanotus villosus2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2025
Common Furniture Beetle Anobium punctatum2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Melinopterus prodromus Melinopterus prodromus2025
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis2025
Sericoderus lateralis Sericoderus lateralis2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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