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Bury Knowle Park

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

FamilyPicnicPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.76225, -1.20848

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Courtside at Bury Knowle — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

12 activities

Family friendly

playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, café, parking

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +61 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +75 more · last seen 2026; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: footway
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 332 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 332 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Cuckoo Lanepublic footpath · 216 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 216 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

137 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National 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
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Stoke Placebyway open to all traffic · 149 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 149 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Benches in Bury Knowle Park, Headington

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Benches in Bury Knowle Park, Headington

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cutteslowe and Sunnymead ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cutteslowe ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park0 m→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park2.6 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park3.1 km→