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51.96071, -1.42551

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

café; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Scaeva pyrastri +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km

Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route

D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route419 m

Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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

Main RouteCycling route354 m

Named routeRef 5Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8 km

Named routeRef 5Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

The Avenuebridleway · 170 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 170 mPath type: service

The Squarebridleway · 191 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 191 mSurface gravelPath type: service

The Avenuebridleway · 33 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mPath type: service

The Avenuebridleway · 9 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

3,700 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,700 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
JayGarrulus glandarius
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

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Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri

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Plants3 species

summer

2025

Hawthorn · Black Bryony · Blackthorn

HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Black BryonyTamus communis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,700 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

autumnwinter

2025

Robin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird +40

RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RedwingTurdus iliacus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
RavenCorvus corax
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
SwallowHirundo rustica
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
NuthatchSitta europaea
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
JayGarrulus glandarius
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Barn OwlTyto alba
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
CootFulica atra
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Scaeva pyrastri

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri

🌿

Plants3 species

summer

2025

Hawthorn · Black Bryony · Blackthorn

HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Black BryonyTamus communis
BlackthornPrunus spinosa

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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