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Great Meadow - Broadleaved woodland

2 ha

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.74686, -1.25493

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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
  • ☕The Paper Boat Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 24 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
Jubilee Terracepublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Jubilee Walkpublic footpath · 151 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 151 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Jubilee Terracepublic footpath · 121 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 121 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

140 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
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oxford: English longhorn cattle on Christ Church Meadow

📷 Jonathan Hutchins · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oxford: English longhorn cattle on Christ Church Meadow

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cutteslowe and Sunnymead ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Cutteslowe ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park1.1 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park3.6 km→

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