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Big Ashes Plantation

6 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.58884, -0.96942

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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 447m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
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
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route18.5 km
Named routeRef 5Length 18.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hatch Lanerestricted byway · 2 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 2 mPath type: bridleway
Hatch Lanerestricted byway · 637 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 637 mPath type: track
Hatch Lanerestricted byway · 162 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 162 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Big Ashes Plantation

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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