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Colley's Ladder East - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.72139, -1.25387

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 145m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

111 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
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

A track in Colley's Ladder East

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A track in Colley's Ladder East

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