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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.96079, -1.23929
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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 Robin
- 🐕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
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Chaffinch +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +24 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
BR8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef BR8Local cycle route
Cherwell Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
4,305 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,305 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Robin · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer · Dunnock +41
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Polecat · Muntjac +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- PolecatMustela putorius2019
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts +4
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024
- frogs and toads
Large White · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Peacock +7
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,305 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Green Woodpecker · Robin · Woodpigeon · Yellowhammer · Dunnock +41
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Great TitParus major2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2023
- CuckooCuculus canorus2021
- CurlewNumenius arquata2021
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2021
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Rabbit · Roe Deer · Red Fox · Polecat · Muntjac +2
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2023
- PolecatMustela putorius2019
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians9 species
springsummer
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts +4
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024
- frogs and toads
Large White · Painted Lady · Small Tortoiseshell · Meadow Brown · Peacock +7
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
- PeacockAglais io2019
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Fallow Deer
Fallow Deer
Dama dama2020
Dama dama2020
Anura
Anura
FrogRana2024FrogRana2024NewtTriturus2024NewtTriturus2024Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus2024Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus20242019
2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019CommaPolygonia c-album2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusMeadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelusRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiRoesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeseliiPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosusEvents & activities nearby
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