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Bowl barrow 80m south east of Spelsburydown Farm barns

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📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.90978, -1.49331

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Hawfinch, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Common Blue +23 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Common Blue +23 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Giant Hogweed, Meadow Clary, Early-purple Orchid +12 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Giant Hogweed, Meadow Clary, Early-purple Orchid +12 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional 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
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Cycling

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route430 m
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route210 m
Named routeRef 442Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Salt Wayrestricted byway · 1.5 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.5 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Charlbury Road heading to Spelsbury

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Charlbury Road heading to Spelsbury

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Mill FieldUrban park3.7 km→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site4.1 km→🌱millennium gardenUrban park4.9 km→✦DITCHLEY PARKHistoric site5 km→

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