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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South East › South Oxfordshire Getting here
51.75242, -1.16525
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Euophryum confine +94 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Bloody-nosed Beetle, Euophryum confine +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Sandpit Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Northwood Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 10 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 10 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3 Local cycle route
Show on map North East Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NE Local cycle route
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Blenheim Road restricted byway · 225 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 225 m Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Old Road restricted byway · 1.3 km ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 1.3 km Surface dirt Path type: track
Show on map Sandy Lane bridleway · 185 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 185 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Blenheim Road restricted byway · 380 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 380 m Surface unpaved Path type: track
Show on map Photos A tree in The Spinney on Shotover
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Wildlife to spot
15,940 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,940 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Water Stick Insect · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly +28
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,940 records · National Biodiversity Network Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin +31
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Azure Damselfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · Water Stick Insect · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Emperor Dragonfly +28
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Water Stick Insect Ranatra (Ranatra) linearis Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Common Red Soldier Beetle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhagonycha fulva
Rhagonycha fulva
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Rhamphus oxyacanthae Rhamphus oxyacanthae
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata Notonecta (Notonecta) maculata
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Banded General Stratiomys potamida
Banded General Stratiomys potamida
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 