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Barleypark Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Martin Loader · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.75431, -1.49970

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Little Egret, Hobby +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Little Egret, Hobby +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — False Oat-grass, Meadowsweet, Tufted Vetch +52 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Ringlet, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +25 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Autumn Hawkbit, Common Sorrel +2 more foraging species

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Windrush PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Windrush PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Witney to Long Hanborough Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moulden's Wood

📷 Martin Loader · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moulden's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The remains of a medieval moated manor, priory, settlement and associated features, CoggesHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Langel CommonUrban park3.8 km→✦norcon 1 of 3Historic site3.8 km→🌱Witney Lake and Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Unterhaching ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Unterhaching ParkUrban park3.9 km→

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