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Icknieldbank Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

11 ha

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.61902, -1.03540

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
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
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route131 m
Named routeRef 5Length 131 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route121 m
Named routeRef 5Length 121 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route86 m
Named routeRef 5Length 86 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 5Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Swan's Waybridleway · 720 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 720 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Brockholes Lanebridleway · 966 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 966 mPath type: bridleway
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 735 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 735 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 40 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 40 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 14 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 14 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland beside Icknieldbank Plantation, Ewelme

📷 Andrew Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland beside Icknieldbank Plantation, Ewelme

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🦉WATLINGTON CHALK PITNature reserve3.9 km→🌱Cow CommonUrban park2 km→✦Site of manor house and royal palaceHistoric site2.6 km→✦Grim's Ditch; portion from Mongewell Park Lodge to S of Nuffield churchHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🐄Britwell Salome Farm ShopVisitor farm1.7 km→

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