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✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 andrew auger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.74737, -1.46582

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Windrush PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Windrush PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
A40 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Named routeRef 57Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route113 m
Named routeRef 57Length 113 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route108 m
Named routeRef 57Length 108 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Calais Lanebridleway · 2.1 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2.1 kmPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Boys Wood

📷 andrew auger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Boys Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The remains of a medieval moated manor, priory, settlement and associated features, CoggesHistoric site4.1 km→✦norcon 1 of 3Historic site4.3 km→🌱Langel CommonUrban park4.4 km→🌱Witney Lake and Country ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Unterhaching ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Unterhaching ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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