Plan your visit
🦅Birds🛝Family🎠Play
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.71191, -1.22759
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kingfisher and Goldcrest
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Sandford Talking Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kingfisher and Goldcrest
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕Sandford Talking Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
9 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
playground, café, parking
Birds — Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2026
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis tenax, Syritta pipiens +117 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km21 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare Waypublic footpath · 66 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface pavedPath type: footway
Church Roadpublic footpath · 58 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 58 mPath type: residential
Heyford Hill Lanepublic footpath · 988 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 988 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
113 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
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Route 1Cycling route▾
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Photos
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Henley Road, Sandford-on-Thames
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Henley Road, Sandford-on-Thames
Facilities
☕Café
Sandford Talking Shop · 47m
🅿️Parking
5 nearby · Free · 65m
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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