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Lower Deans Wood - Broadleaved woodland

19 ha

📷 Edmund Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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InsectsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.63890, -0.98015

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 59m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 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
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 25 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
Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 km

A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmRound trip
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 31 m

Braided path.

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 31 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 175 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 175 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 507 m

Braided path. Some loose gravel and compacted dirt.

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 507 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 92 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 92 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 254 m

Braided path.

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 254 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Pyrton Hill from Watlington Hill, Oxfordshire

📷 Edmund Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Pyrton Hill from Watlington Hill, Oxfordshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SHIRBURN CASTLEHistoric site2.4 km→🦉WATLINGTON CHALK PITNature reserve800 m→🌱Ibstone CommonUrban park4.4 km→⛪St Leonard's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→🐄Britwell Salome Farm ShopVisitor farm3.6 km→⛪St Margaret's ChurchReligious grounds3.9 km→

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