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Besbury Lane bowl barrow, 450m north east of Conduit Farm

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📷 Nick Barber · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.92298, -1.57158

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Green Woodpecker +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Green Woodpecker +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Juniper Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +98 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Juniper Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +98 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Intermediate Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025; Plants — Intermediate Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Besbury Lanepublic footpath · 788 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 788 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route430 m
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 442Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tumulus, Besbury Lane, Churchill

📷 Nick Barber · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tumulus, Besbury Lane, Churchill

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Nearby places

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✦SARSDEN HOUSEHistoric site2 km→🌱millennium gardenUrban park2.6 km→🌱The CommonUrban park2.6 km→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site2.9 km→✦DAYLESFORD HOUSEHistoric site4.7 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park1.5 km→

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