Family Nature Adventures across Oxfordshire
Our growing collection of nature adventures across Oxfordshire with notes on what we noticed and what to look out for at all the wonderful nature reserves, zoos, farms, woods and gardens that our gorgeous county has to offer.
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We started documenting our family nature adventures in March 2026, keep checking back as we explore further afield and explore more each month.
If you'd rather search for adventures by what's closest to you geographically then click the link below to open a map. If you open it on a desktop computer then it'll have clickable links to tell you more about the adventure and what wildlife to look out for.
May 2026 · Nature Reserves
Lye Valley Nature Reserve
A wildlife packed stroll through a hidden wilderness on the edge of Headington.
May 2026 · Nature Reserves
Earth Trust
An epic adventure spotting newts, buzzards, kingfishers, caterpillars and so much more.
May 2026 · Nature Reserve · Free
Wallingford Castle Meadows
A varied short walk over undulating ground, listening out for woodpeckers, treecreepers and watching rabbits hop around.
April 2026 · Nature Reserves · Free
Cothill Fen
A distinctly Jurassic stroll through the most diverse area in Oxfordshire, taking in FIVE nature reserves. We saw solitary bees, fossils, woodpeckers and some impressive geology.
River Adventures
June 2026 · Nature Reserves
Port Meadow
An SSSI due to its unique floodplain ecology, it's a great place to spot birds, as well as ponies and unusual plants
Lake Adventures
May 2026 · Nature Reserves · Free
Witney Lake & Country Park
A beautiful amble alongside the River Windrush, looking and listening out for Water Voles.
April 2026 · Nature Reserves · Free
Thrupp Lake
A beautiful walk from Radley Station to Abingdon, passing under the bridge, around the lake and through Barton Fields, hearing an astonishing number of birds along the way.
Gardens and Parkland
May 2026 · Parks and Gardens · Events
Stonor Park
A fun-filled day spent exploring the adventure playground, spotting deer, getting up close with birds of prey and strolling round the gardens and arboretum.
April 2026 · Parkland & Gardens
Oxford Botanic Garden
A place we pop into regularly to see how the plants change over the seasons, this visit was made even more special with the jade vine blooming.
May 2026 · Farms
Cogges Manor Farm
We loved meeting all the animals, especially the cheeky goats, the grumpy turkey, the cuddly guinea pig and the loud, squawking guinea fowl.
March 2026 · Farm · Free
Oxford City Farm
A lovely hour spent saying hi to the chickens, pigs, goats and sheep, and taking inspiration from their rhythms of growing.
March 2026 · Zoo
Millets Wildside
Watching the wonderful bird displays, and seeing the other animals on display including meerkats, capybaras, otters, wallabies and this cheeky looking marmoset.
Family Nature Events
April 2026 · Event
Sutton Courtenay Environmental Education Centre
Exploring the hidden world beneath the water’s surface — a pond dipping session full of tiny, wriggling discoveries at this BBOWT site.
March 2026 · Nature Reserve · Event
Barton Fields
A guided walk around the nature reserve, bird watching, learning how to spot signs of animals and handling newts and slow worms
March 2026 · Farm · Animal Experience
Bishop's Court Farm
We love visiting this Dorchester farm, and feeding the animals. In March we went for mothers day and had a great time walking the alpacas.