Plan your visit
🦅Birds🌳Ancient🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.76655, -1.25878
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Brew — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦71+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Brew — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Best for
10 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +68 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull +68 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Common Darter +50 more · last seen 2026
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Free café
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km20 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Dragon Lanepublic footpath · 66 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 66 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Church Walkpublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Dragon Lanepublic footpath · 170 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 170 mPath type: service
146 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route▾
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
About this historic site
Grade II registered historic park and garden
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
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