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Great Meadow - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.77435, -1.23877

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Lunch Club — 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 parkingCaféParkingPlayground

Best for

9 activities

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground, café

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

21 signed routes nearby · 33 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
Butts Lanepublic footpath · 12 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 12 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Butts Lanepublic footpath · 92 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 92 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Butts Lanepublic footpath · 130 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 130 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

147 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National 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
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Back Lanebridleway · 584 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 584 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Norman Heatley

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Norman Heatley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cutteslowe and Sunnymead ParkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Cutteslowe ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Sunnymead ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park2.5 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park4.3 km→

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