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Widdows Wood - Broadleaved woodland

6 ha

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.87563, -1.47002

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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
  • 🛝Playground 167m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

4 activities

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

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Brewers Bottompublic footpath · 105 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 105 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
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Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route756 m
Named routeRef 442Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route449 m
Named routeRef 442Length 449 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route430 m
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crawboroughbridleway · 293 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 293 mSurface compactedPath type: residential
Hundley Waybridleway · 528 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 528 mSurface unpavedPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway heads down Quarry Lane

📷 Shaun Ferguson · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway heads down Quarry Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Mill FieldUrban park1.4 km→✦CORNBURY PARKHistoric site2.4 km→✦DITCHLEY PARKHistoric site2.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.1 km→🌱St Nicholas's ChurchUrban park3.9 km→🌱Chadlington ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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