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Ale Wood

20 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.99494, -1.49916

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 124m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Oak Bush-cricket +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Oak Bush-cricket +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Bird-in-a-bush +2 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Bird-in-a-bush +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Seven Shires WayWalking route234 km
Named routeRef 7SWLength 234 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 5Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route796 m
Named routeLength 796 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route2.2 km
Named routeLength 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route22 m
Named routeLength 22 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route5.9 km
Named routeLength 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field edge bridleway

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field edge bridleway

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SWERFORDHistoric site2.8 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds1 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→✦Moated site, 230m west of St Michael's ChurchHistoric site3.8 km→🐄Wigginton Waterfowl SanctuaryVisitor farm4.1 km→

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