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Black Bushes

5 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeForagingInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.54637, -1.42232

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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
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Hawthorn, Elder +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Skylark +42 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Yellowhammer, Skylark +42 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Rough Meadow-grass +155 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Common Nettle, Cow Parsley, Rough Meadow-grass +155 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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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

Looking towards Upper Black Bushes

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Upper Black Bushes

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🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Smith's Wharf Public GreensUrban park5 km→✦Segsbury Camp or Letcombe Castle hillfortHistoric site2.1 km→✦Segsbury or Letcombe Castle (iron age fort)Historic site2.1 km→

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