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Old Cricketground Plantation - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.66207, -0.95656

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

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

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional 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

2 signed routes 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
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
Christmas Common Roadbridleway · 322 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 322 mPath type: bridleway
Christmas Common Roadbridleway · 297 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 297 mPath type: bridleway
Christmas Common Roadbridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mPath type: bridleway
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 227 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 227 mSurface grassPath type: track
Icknield Wayrestricted byway · 1.1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old Cricketground Plantation

📷 David Hawgood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Longburrow ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦SHIRBURN CASTLEHistoric site2.8 km→🦉WATLINGTON CHALK PITNature reserve3.4 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→🌱Ibstone CommonUrban park4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.8 km→

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