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Getting here
51.72049, -1.08917
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 187m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Robin +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Harvest Mouse, Rabbit, Mole +23 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Sharp-collared Furrow Bee, Bronze Furrow Bee, Large White +83 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Thame Valley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wheatley-CowleyCycling route▾
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Worminghall-WheatleyCycling route▾
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Garsington-GreatMiltonCycling route▾
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BlackbirdLeys-GarsingtonCycling route▾
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Wheatley-GreatMiltonCycling route▾
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NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Photos
Road past the green in Great Milton
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
4,463 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,463 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin · Rook +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
🦌Mammals15 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Harvest Mouse · Rabbit · Mole · Muntjac · Brown Hare +10
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Badger
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Cockchafer · Rugged Oil-beetle · Eupeodes · Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire · Syrphus +7
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,463 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Robin · Rook +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- MagpiePica pica
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwiftApus apus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
🦌Mammals15 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Harvest Mouse · Rabbit · Mole · Muntjac · Brown Hare +10
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Badger
🐸Amphibians2 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad · Smooth Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Common Cockchafer · Rugged Oil-beetle · Eupeodes · Yellow-legged Black Legionnaire · Syrphus +7
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- EupeodesEupeodes
- Yellow-legged Black LegionnaireBeris morrisii
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus
- SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meles meles
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