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Blackwell Wood

5 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.10741, -1.46402

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Barn Owl
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Upton House car park 139m away — 4 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Raven +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Barn Owl, Raven +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

toilets

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route332 m
Named routeRef 48Length 332 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Part of the garden at Upton House

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Part of the garden at Upton House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦UPTON HOUSEHistoric site500 m→✦RADWAY GRANGEHistoric site2.3 km→✦Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor FarmHistoric site2.2 km→✦Motte & BaileyHistoric site2.2 km→✦Jubilee StoneHistoric site2.3 km→✦Lyncheted ridge and furrow N of SheningtonHistoric site2.5 km→

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