Wyke monastic grange and section of 18th century turnpike road, 780m south of Tudor Farm 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South East › Vale of White Horse Getting here
51.66756, -1.58330
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Architectural structure scheduled monument
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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ 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 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Wren, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Blue-tailed Damselfly, Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
D'Arcy Dalton Way Walking route 107 km ▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named route Length 107 km Regional 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 The Cole and its Landscape (Formerly the Red Walk: Coleshill) Walking route 6.4 km ▾
Follow red way markers on this circular flat route through the Coleshill Estate. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven, especially after rain. There are a number of stiles, gates and a small footbridge.
Named route Length 6.4 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Ancient History & Agriculture Walk (Formerly the Orange Walk) Walking route 5.6 km ▾
An undulating circular walk following farm tracks and footpaths across fields with an ascent through woodland. Some tracks and footpaths may be muddy and uneven.
Named route Length 5.6 km Duration 01:30 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle Links Cycling route ▾
Fyfield - Buckland Cycling route ▾
Photos Road to Faringdon Park Farm
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Wildlife to spot
13,509 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Curlew Numenius arquata Whitethroat Curruca communis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +17
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,509 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Pheasant · Carrion Crow +45
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Rook Corvus frugilegus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Canada Goose Branta canadensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Skylark Alauda arvensis Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Greenfinch Chloris chloris Swallow Hirundo rustica Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Curlew Numenius arquata Whitethroat Curruca communis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 22 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Blue-tailed Damselfly · Migrant Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Willow Emerald Damselfly +17
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Ledra aurita Ledra aurita2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025
Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula2025 