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📷 Philip Jeffrey · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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51.93069, -1.29923

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

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, Blue Tit, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +86 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Darter, Common Blue Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Ragged-Robin · last seen 2022; Plants — Ragged-Robin · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route827 m

Named routeRef 5Length 827 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route683 m

Named routeRef 5Length 683 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route632 m

Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 5Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

5,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
RavenCorvus corax
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly +3

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,712 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

summerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Long-tailed Tit · Blackbird +60

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
DunnockPrunella modularis
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
SwallowHirundo rustica
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
JayGarrulus glandarius
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
RookCorvus frugilegus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MagpiePica pica
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Coal TitPeriparus ater
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Common GullLarus canus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus
RavenCorvus corax
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhulaPyrrhula pyrrhula pyrrhula
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
LapwingVanellus vanellus
CuckooCuculus canorus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos

🦎

Reptiles1 species

summer

2025

Grass Snake

Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐝

Insects8 species

springsummer

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · 2-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly +3

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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