The Dog Golf Course ✦ Ancient woodland 13 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.52900, -0.95967
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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 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Sorrel, Autumn Hawkbit, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +12 more foraging species
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Daisy, Common Field-speedwell, Large Bindweed +139 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Speckled Wood, Brown Argus +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional 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 The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reading R4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R4 Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 293 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 293 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 202 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 202 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfred's Way Mountain bike route ▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map 15 public paths nearby
Public paths
Dog Lane restricted byway · 531 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 531 m Path type: track
Show on map Dog Lane restricted byway · 277 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 277 m Path type: track
Show on map Dog Lane restricted byway · 14 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 14 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Dog Lane restricted byway · 1.3 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.3 km Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Willow Herb on the Golf Course
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Wildlife to spot
8,753 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,753 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat +7
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly +8
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Western Honey Bee Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,753 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat +7
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2024 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Helophilus pendulus · 7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly +8
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Western Honey Bee Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Sciurus carolinensis2024
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii
Daubenton's Bat Myotis daubentonii
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Noctule Nyctalus noctula2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Apis mellifera2024
Apis mellifera2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024 