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Abel Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Liz Stone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.82916, -1.41402

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Bramble, Holly +219 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional 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
The Greenpublic footpath · 309 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 309 mSurface compactedPath type: track
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Cycling

54 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
A40 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Blenheim Community PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track from East End to Abel Wood

📷 Liz Stone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track from East End to Abel Wood

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