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MAGDALEN COLLEGE

✦ Ancient woodland18 ha

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessDogs welcome18 ha

Getting here

51.75343, -1.24438

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Best for

5 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Ancient woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 57

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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21 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Boundary PatrolWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 168 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 168 mSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: footway
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 234 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 234 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 136 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mSurface asphaltIncline downPath type: footway
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Cycling

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139 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route▾
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Route 9Cycling route▾
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Route 3aCycling route▾
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Route 1Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

About this historic site

Grade I registered historic park and garden

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Magdalen College from the Cherwell

📷 Marathon · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Magdalen College from the Cherwell

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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

Facilities

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Parking

Disabled · Paid · 282m

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Picnic spot

260m away

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Playground

2 · 251m away

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Toilets

2 · 210m away

✦ Ancient✓ Public access🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cutteslowe and Sunnymead ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Cutteslowe ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park200 m→🌱Florence ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park2.7 km→