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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🛝 Family
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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75079, -1.20667
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Headington Repair Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Headington Repair Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Allotments
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 16 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 138 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
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Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
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Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
30,593 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,593 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Jay · Jackdaw +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly +46
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Common Darter Epilobium obscurum x parviflorum = E. x dacicum · Common Liverwort · English Rock-bristle
Epilobium obscurum x parviflorum = E. x dacicum Epilobium obscurum x parviflorum = E. x dacicum Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,593 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Great Tit · Jay · Jackdaw +30
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Passer domesticus domesticus Passer domesticus domesticus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hedgehog · Red Fox
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Red Fox Vulpes vulpes 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Harlequin Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Helophilus pendulus · Hornet Hoverfly +46
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Common Darter Epilobium obscurum x parviflorum = E. x dacicum · Common Liverwort · English Rock-bristle
Epilobium obscurum x parviflorum = E. x dacicum Epilobium obscurum x parviflorum = E. x dacicum Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha English Rock-bristle Seligeria calycina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis2025
Sitaris muralis Sitaris muralis2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Gorse Shieldbug Piezodorus lituratus2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber2025
Silis ruficollis Silis ruficollis2025
Silis ruficollis Silis ruficollis2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Kelisia guttula Kelisia guttula2025
Kelisia guttula Kelisia guttula2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2025
Large Marsh Horsefly Tabanus autumnalis2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2025
Ditropis pteridis Ditropis pteridis2025
Agrilus cyanescens Agrilus cyanescens2025
Agrilus cyanescens Agrilus cyanescens2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Xanthandrus comtus Xanthandrus comtus2025
Xanthandrus comtus Xanthandrus comtus2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis Chilenocaecilius ornatipennis2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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