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Swilly - Broadleaved woodland

8 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.76803, -1.18202

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 103m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

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

Seasonal nature

Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Islip-HortonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bayswater Farm Roadbyway open to all traffic · 85 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 85 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path on the edge of Oxford

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path on the edge of Oxford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park4.5 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱NaturEscapeUrban park4.5 km→

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