1100m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park Estate
Plan your visit
Getting here
51.88494, -1.44681
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Robin
- ✦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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Blackbird +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Bumblebee, Bombus lucorum +7 more · last seen 2025
Cycling
Good match
Named cycling route nearby: Cotswold Line Cycle Route
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Walking
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
🚴Cycling
34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route756 m
Main RouteCycling route449 m
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
🐴Horse riding
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Saltwayrestricted byway · 580 m
Saltwayrestricted byway · 1.4 km
Wildlife to spot
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Nearby places
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