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Paradise Wood - Conifer woodland

8 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.63824, -1.19491

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Neptune Wood 131m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Lowland meadows priority habitat

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 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
Hanson WayWalking route
Named route
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Cycling

73 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Hanson WayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Fieldsidebyway open to all traffic · 74 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 74 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Fieldsidebyway open to all traffic · 508 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 508 mSurface gravelPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Paradise Wood

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Roman townHistoric site2 km→🌱Willowbrook Leisure CentreUrban park4 km→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Harcourt ArboretumUrban park4.9 km→✦Settlement site at Northfield FarmHistoric site1.2 km→✦Sinodun Hill campHistoric site1.6 km→

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