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HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.81703, -1.22822
Best for
5 activitiesHeritage
Free86%Historic site with public access
Wildlife
Free75%Ancient woodland
Dog walks
Free72%Dogs allowed with public access
Hiking
Free65%Named hiking route nearby: Oxfordshire Way
Cycling
Varies58%Named cycling route nearby: Marston-Islip
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
v9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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vWalking
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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴Cycling
v89 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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vCycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 9Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Islip-HortonCycling route▾
Named routeXcn
Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
A40 Cycle PathCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 10Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Wildlife to spot
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🌱 Visiting this spring
- 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
- 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
- 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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