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Bluebell Wood

33 ha

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PicnicBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome33 ha

Getting here

51.67873, -1.19874

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦58+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Parking· FreePicnic spotToilets

Best for

10 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional 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
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Church Lanepublic footpath · 103 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 103 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Thame Lanerestricted byway · 1.1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Wikipedia · Bluebell wood · CC BY-SA 3.0

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🌱Old ArboretumUrban park500 m→🌱Harcourt ArboretumUrban park400 m→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site1.2 km→✦Roman townHistoric site4.5 km→🌱Blackbird Leys ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Nuneham ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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