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Burroway enclosure

8 ha

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.70099, -1.55436

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Onthophagus coenobita, Yellow Shell · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Onthophagus coenobita, Yellow Shell · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Faringdon Walk, ColeshillWalking route14 km

Long circular hike from Faringdon to Great Coxwell and Coleshill. Mixed terrain and multiple stiles and gates on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Fyfield - BucklandCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pillbox in field beside the Thames

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pillbox in field beside the Thames

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BUCKLAND HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→✦Ring ditchesHistoric site4.5 km→✦Faringdon FollyHistoric site4.8 km→✦Interrupted ditch systemHistoric site4.6 km→⛪Holy Ascension ChurchReligious grounds3.2 km→

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