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Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.68337, -1.29557
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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 🛝 Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 242m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +120 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, Green Shieldbug +120 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Hinksey Heights Nature Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map The Vale Way Walking route 43 km ▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named route Length 43 km Local walking route
Show on map 64 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Eaton - Wootton Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Route 7 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 7 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 Eaton-Fyfield Cycling route ▾
Named route Xcn
Show on map Photos Northbound A34, Layby near Abingdon
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Wildlife to spot
29,134 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,134 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Mallard · Woodpigeon +36
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pintail Anas acuta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pochard Aythya ferina Coal Tit Periparus ater Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,134 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Mallard · Woodpigeon +36
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata Pintail Anas acuta Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Pochard Aythya ferina Coal Tit Periparus ater Gadwall Mareca strepera2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Twite Linaria flavirostris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 🐝 Insects 13 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly +8
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus
Coreus marginatus
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi
Pellitory Beauty Cosmopterix pulchrimella
Pellitory Beauty Cosmopterix pulchrimella
Spiny Hook-tip Watsonalla uncinula2025
Spiny Hook-tip Watsonalla uncinula2025
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2025
Vapourer Orgyia antiqua2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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