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✦ Historic site

Settlement site N of Cow Lane

✦ Ancient woodland32 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

HeritageWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

51.67742, -1.33193

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Best for

4 activities

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Moderate match

Named hiking route nearby: Marcham Jubilee Walks

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km▾
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km▾

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Marcham Jubilee WalksWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

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40 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Eaton - WoottonCycling route▾
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Eaton-FyfieldCycling route▾
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Wootton-KenningtonCycling route▾
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Netherton - Hinton WaldristCycling route▾
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Fyfield - BucklandCycling route▾
Named route
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Peat Moor Lanebridleway · 918 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 918 mPath type: bridleway
Cow Lanebridleway · 867 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 867 mPath type: service

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

16 photos from nearby open sources

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Double Rainbow down Cow Lane

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Double Rainbow down Cow Lane

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🌸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
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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