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Colley's Ladder East - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

InsectsWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.72677, -1.24821

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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
  • 🌿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
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

5 activities

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

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

19 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Mathematical Bridgepublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface woodPath type: footway
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Cycling

113 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Scrubby woodland

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Scrubby woodland

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Florence ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park2.9 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Hinksey ParkUrban park1.6 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park1.9 km→

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