The Paddock ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.52586, -0.95653
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yellow-rattle, Salad Burnet, White Helleborine +97 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Red Admiral +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — White Helleborine, Crab Apple, Turkey Oak +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Southern Extension Walking route ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWS Regional walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Berkshire Loop Walking route 28 km ▾
Long distance path
Named route Ref CWB Length 28 km Regional walking route
Show on map European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England Walking route ▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named route Ref E2 International walking route
Show on map The Wokingham Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Reading R4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref R4 Local cycle route
Show on map R40 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 18.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 18.5 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 293 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 293 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Judges' Ride Mountain bike route ▾
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
Show on map 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Kings Farm Lane restricted byway · 640 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 640 m Surface paved Path type: track
Show on map Dog Lane restricted byway · 531 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 531 m Path type: track
Show on map Dog Lane restricted byway · 277 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 277 m Path type: track
Show on map Dog Lane restricted byway · 14 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 14 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Dog Lane restricted byway · 1.3 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.3 km Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
7,273 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,273 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ivy Bee · 24-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Roesel's Bush-cricket +10
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,273 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Rock Dove Columba livia Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Rook Corvus frugilegus Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Hedgehog · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Eurasian Serotine +4
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Eurasian Serotine Cnephaeus serotinus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Ivy Bee · 24-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Western Honey Bee · Roesel's Bush-cricket +10
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Giant Hogweed
Giant Hogweed Heracleum mantegazzianum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2023
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2023 