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Bessels Leigh Common - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Dani · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.70891, -1.35219

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hinksey Heights Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Botley Health Routes - Light BlueWalking route
Named routeRef Light BlueDuration 00:55Round tripLocal 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
England's Lanepublic footpath · 175 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 175 mPath type: service
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Cycling

19 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
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Eaton-FyfieldCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woods between Bessels Leigh and Appleton

📷 Dani · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woods between Bessels Leigh and Appleton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Millets Farm CentreVisitor farm4.7 km→✦Settlement site N of Cow LaneHistoric site3.8 km→✦New BridgeHistoric site4.5 km→💧Farmoor IIReservoir4.6 km→🐄Millets Farm ShopVisitor farm4.7 km→💧Farmoor ReservoirReservoir4.8 km→

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