Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Northbrook Spinney - Broadleaved woodland

32 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome32 ha

Getting here

51.88068, -1.28969

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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 449m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

36 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cherwell Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route368 m
Named routeRef 5Length 368 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
🐴

Horse riding

17 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crowcastle Lanebridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Oxford Canal near Nethercott

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Oxford Canal near Nethercott

1 / 17

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KIRTLINGTON PARKHistoric site2.1 km→🌱Rousham GardensUrban park3.8 km→✦MIDDLETON PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱South GreenUrban park1.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.1 km→✦Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard crossHistoric site4 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 349be118-6d69-45fd-9ca1-0c393623f6a6