🌞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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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
Best for
4 activities
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅
Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🌿
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🌲
Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ridgeway Circular RouteWalking route▾
Aldbourne Circular Route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling
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11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 482Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Urban RoundCycling route27 km▾
Named routeRef URLength 27 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Dorcan RoundCycling route11.3 km▾
Named routeRef DRLength 11.3 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route462 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 462 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴
Horse riding
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4 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 68 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 68 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 30 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 30 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 252 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 252 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewaybyway open to all traffic · 585 m▾
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 585 mSurface gravelPath type: track
