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Places › England › South East › Oxford Getting here
51.75541, -1.26589
Open directionsv ✦ Grade II* Registered Park and Garden — Particularly important historic designed landscape on the National Heritage List for England, of more than special interest.
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Yellow Submarine — 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ Yellow Submarine — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦉 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 — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Black-headed Gull, Woodpigeon, Mallard +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +61 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +61 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 18 signed routes nearby · 44 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 Boundary Patrol Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxford Canal Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Ramblers Jubilee Circular Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map (Lower) Fisher Row public footpath · 97 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 97 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Fisher Row public footpath · 59 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 59 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Museum Road public footpath · 50 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 50 m Surface asphalt Path type: pedestrian
Show on map 139 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
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Wildlife to spot
51,620 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 51,620 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Canada Goose +24
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis Rose Chafer Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 51,620 records · National Biodiversity Network Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Canada Goose +24
Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Magpie Pica pica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Teal Anas crecca Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Great Tit Parus major Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Gadwall Mareca strepera Dunnock Prunella modularis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coot Fulica atra Redwing Turdus iliacus 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Eristalis pertinax · Epistrophe eligans · Vine Weevil +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis 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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