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Broad Oak Nature Park

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPitches
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.74589, -1.19617

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +94 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths 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
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brasenose Driftwaypublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: service
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Cycling

137 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Brasenose Driftwaybridleway · 27 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 27 mPath type: service
Brasenose Driftwaybridleway · 31 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 31 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Brasenose Driftwaybridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Slade Park, Horspath Driftway

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Slade Park, Horspath Driftway

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