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Black Leys

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.85723, -1.24394

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +48 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Wall Scalewort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +68 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Cockchafer, Setaceous Hebrew Character +197 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Common Cockchafer, Setaceous Hebrew Character +197 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kidlington Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Islip-HortonCycling route
Named routeXcn
BR21Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cutteslowe-IslipCycling route
Named routeXcn
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
BR19Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Black Leys wood, near Weston on the Green

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Black Leys wood, near Weston on the Green

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🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→🌱Park Hill Recreation GroundUrban park4.7 km→✦KIRTLINGTON PARKHistoric site2.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.9 km→🌱South GreenUrban park2.8 km→✦Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard crossHistoric site4.4 km→

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