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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.76674, -1.25159
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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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 216m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 216m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +104 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
〰 Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Varies
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 21 signed routes nearby · 38 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 Dragon Lane public footpath · 170 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 170 m Path type: service
Show on map Dragon Lane public footpath · 66 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 66 m Surface asphalt Path type: cycleway
Show on map Edgeway Road public footpath · 242 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 242 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: track
Show on map 146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 8 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 8a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 8a Local cycle route
Show on map Route 9 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 9 Local cycle route
Show on map Route 3a Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 3a Local cycle route
Show on map Photos Looking into Lady Margaret Hall from the University Parks
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Wildlife to spot
37,852 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 37,852 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Syrphus torvus · Eupeodes luniger · Notiophilus biguttatus +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 37,852 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 29 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Mallard · Blue Tit · Canada Goose +24
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Great Tit Parus major Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Teal Anas crecca Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Gadwall Mareca strepera Starling Sturnus vulgaris Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Dark-edged Bee-fly · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Syrphus torvus · Eupeodes luniger · Notiophilus biguttatus +3
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Notiophilus biguttatus Notiophilus biguttatus Saucer Bug Ilyocoris cimicoides Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cetonia aurata
Cetonia aurata
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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