Wadnham College Sports Ground 1 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.78001, -1.25472
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 🅿️ Parking 483m 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 483m 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +95 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Migrant Hawker +95 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 · 8 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 157 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 Sports field, The Cherwell School, Oxford
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Wildlife to spot
15,949 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,949 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Dunnock · Black-headed Gull · Blue Tit +28
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mute Swan Cygnus olor Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba House Sparrow Passer domesticus Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark-edged Bee-fly · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Epistrophe eligans · Syrphus torvus +4
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Syrphus torvus Syrphus torvus Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus
Badister bullatus
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius
Elaphrus riparius Elaphrus riparius
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
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