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Worton Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.94800, -1.36839

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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

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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route419 m
Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route632 m
Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 5Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route354 m
Named routeRef 5Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane through Worton Wood

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane through Worton Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦GREAT TEWHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Great Tew ParkUrban park3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→✦Anglo-Saxon burial mound immediately north of Over Worton church graveyardHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Beaconsfield CottageUrban park3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→

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