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Stert Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha
ForagingPlayDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🛝Playground 295m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePlayground

Best for

9 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Wildlife

Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational 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
Hanson WayWalking route
Named route
The Winnawaypublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Winnawaypublic footpath · 47 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
The Winnawaypublic footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

72 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

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

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Hollowaybyway open to all traffic · 802 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 802 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Junction with the A417 at Harwell

Junction with the A417 at Harwell

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