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Dogs welcome 27 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.57897, -1.57226
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon ✦ 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
🐦 68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Pea-leaf Weevil, Cathormiocerus spinosus, Clover Seed Weevil +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Variable Forklet-moss · last seen 2021; Plants — Variable Forklet-moss · last seen 2021
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾
Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 White horse circular walk Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WHCW Local walking route
Show on map Lambourn Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
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 7 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Ridgeway restricted byway · 60 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 60 m Surface compacted Incline up Path type: track
Show on map The Ridgeway restricted byway · 531 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 531 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map The Ridgeway restricted byway · 579 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 579 m Surface compacted Incline up Path type: track
Show on map The Ridgeway restricted byway · 283 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 283 m Surface compacted Incline down Path type: track
Show on map Photos The Giant's Stair from Uffington Castle
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Wildlife to spot
4,579 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,579 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Maple Dot · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner · Dogwood Cutter · Apple Pygmy +17
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella Dogwood Cutter Antispila petryi Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella Pear Leaf Blister Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,579 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Chaffinch · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +45
Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Rook Corvus frugilegus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Magpie Pica pica Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Great Tit Parus major Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Siskin Spinus spinus Linnet Linaria cannabina Jay Garrulus glandarius Nuthatch Sitta europaea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Coal Tit Periparus ater Swift Apus apus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Little Egret Egretta garzetta Raven Corvus corax Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Greenfinch Chloris chloris 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Fallow Deer · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Fallow Deer Dama dama Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Maple Dot · Rhamphus oxyacanthae · Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner · Dogwood Cutter · Apple Pygmy +17
Maple Dot Stigmella aceris Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae Horse-Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella Dogwood Cutter Antispila petryi Apple Pygmy Stigmella malella Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter acerifoliella Pear Leaf Blister Moth Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Leucoptera malifoliella
Leucoptera malifoliella
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella
Buckthorn Dot Stigmella catharticella
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi
Norway Maple Leaf-miner Phyllonorycter joannisi
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella
Three-spot Dot Stigmella trimaculella
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Blue-shot Dot Stigmella plagicolella
Speckled Apple Dot Bohemannia pulverosella
Speckled Apple Dot Bohemannia pulverosella
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Barred Fruit-tree Dot Ectoedemia atricollis
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Humming-bird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellatarum
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
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