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The Heath

8 ha

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

🌤️ 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
⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

CampsiteParking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Kestrel, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Brimstone +39 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Brimstone +39 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Megapolitan Feather-moss, Whitish Feather-moss, Lesser Screw-moss +7 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Megapolitan Feather-moss, Whitish Feather-moss, Lesser Screw-moss +7 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Oxford Canal WalkWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km

Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route

Bicester West Health RouteWalking route5 km

Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route

Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN 51Cycling route

Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network

BR1Cycling route

Named routeRef BR1Local cycle route

BR22Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

BR21Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

BR19Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

BR2Cycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

5,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Starling · Kestrel · Corn Bunting · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +46

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
MagpiePica pica2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2024

Box Tree Moth · Common Darter · Polydrusus formosus · Syrphus

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
SyrphusSyrphus2022

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2021

Lesser Screw-moss · Megapolitan Feather-moss · Smallest Pottia · Variable Forklet-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss

Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens
Megapolitan Feather-mossRhynchostegium megapolitanum
Smallest PottiaMicrobryum davallianum
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,058 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Starling · Kestrel · Corn Bunting · Chaffinch · Carrion Crow +46

StarlingSturnus vulgaris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Barn OwlTyto alba
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
Great TitParus major2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
MagpiePica pica2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2022
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
House MartinDelichon urbicum
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2022
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Greylag GooseAnser anser2022
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2022
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2023
DunnockPrunella modularis2022
RavenCorvus corax2022
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
LapwingVanellus vanellus2022
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2021
Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos2021
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2021
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2021

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Badger · Roe Deer

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
BadgerMeles meles
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2025

Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2024

🐝

Insects4 species

summerautumn

2024

Box Tree Moth · Common Darter · Polydrusus formosus · Syrphus

Box Tree MothCydalima perspectalis2021
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
SyrphusSyrphus2022

🌿

Plants5 species

autumn

2021

Lesser Screw-moss · Megapolitan Feather-moss · Smallest Pottia · Variable Forklet-moss · Anomalous Bristle-moss

Lesser Screw-mossSyntrichia virescens
Megapolitan Feather-mossRhynchostegium megapolitanum
Smallest PottiaMicrobryum davallianum
Variable Forklet-mossDicranella varia
Anomalous Bristle-mossOrthotrichum anomalum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alexander P Kapp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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