Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome148 ha
Getting here
51.76170, -1.25308
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 430m away, toilets nearby
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦51+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 430m away, toilets nearby
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +48 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
Named cycling route nearby: NCN 51
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 signed routes nearby · 54 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lamb and Flag Passagepublic footpath · 76 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Kings Mill Lanepublic footpath · 28 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mSurface concretePath type: service
Edgeway Roadpublic footpath · 5 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 5 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
145 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
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Pavilion, University Parks
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
43,564 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
43,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Canada Goose · Blue Tit +23
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TealAnas crecca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +5
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
43,564 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds28 species
winterspring
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Robin · Canada Goose · Blue Tit +23
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- TealAnas crecca
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GadwallMareca strepera
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ShelduckTadorna tadorna
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Vine Weevil · Notiophilus biguttatus · Glyphotaelius pellucidus +5
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Vine WeevilOtiorhynchus sulcatus
- Notiophilus biguttatusNotiophilus biguttatus
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Saucer Bug
Saucer Bug
Ilyocoris cimicoides
Ilyocoris cimicoides
Rose ChaferCetonia aurataRose ChaferCetonia aurataPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciEvents & activities nearby
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