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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.61628, -1.60687
Open directionsv 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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 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 — Robin, Starling, House Sparrow +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Starling, House Sparrow +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria +38 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Scathophaga stercoraria +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Named hiking route nearby: D'Arcy Dalton Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 2 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 The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill) Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip 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
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Wildlife to spot
6,117 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,117 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Skylark · Merlin +44
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Skylark Alauda arvensis Merlin Falco columbarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitethroat Curruca communis Redwing Turdus iliacus Barn Owl Tyto alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pine Marten · Badger · Weasel · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Pine Marten Martes martes Badger Meles meles Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Death's-head Hawk-moth · Southern Hawker · Pale Eggar +27
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi2024 Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,117 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Shoveler · Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Skylark · Merlin +44
Shoveler Spatula clypeata Wigeon Mareca penelope Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Skylark Alauda arvensis Merlin Falco columbarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Herring Gull Larus argentatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius House Martin Delichon urbicum Whitethroat Curruca communis Redwing Turdus iliacus Barn Owl Tyto alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Greenfinch Chloris chloris Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pipistrelle Bat species · Pine Marten · Badger · Weasel · Grey Squirrel
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus2024 Pine Marten Martes martes Badger Meles meles Weasel Mustela nivalis2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Scathophaga stercoraria · 7-spot Ladybird · Death's-head Hawk-moth · Southern Hawker · Pale Eggar +27
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Death's-head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024 Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi2024 Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2024
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria2024
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2024
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata2024
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2024
Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea2024
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2024
Dark Sword-grass Agrotis ipsilon2024
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2024
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta2024
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2024
Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis2024
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2024
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2024
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2024
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua2024
Tawny-fronted Straw Neocochylis molliculana2024
Tawny-fronted Straw Neocochylis molliculana2024
Hoary Tortrix Eucosma cana2024
Hoary Tortrix Eucosma cana2024
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2024
Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata2024
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2024
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa2024
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2024
Common Rustic agg. Mesapamea secalis agg.2024
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2024
Common Grass-veneer Agriphila tristella2024
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2024
White-point Mythimna albipuncta2024
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2024
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba2024
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2024
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum2024
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2024
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea2024
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica2024
Marbled Beauty Bryophila domestica2024
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2024
Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria2024
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata2024
Chinese Character Cilix glaucata2024
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2024
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata2024
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2024
Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens2024
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2024
Yponomeuta Yponomeuta2024
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2024
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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