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Allens Wood - Conifer woodland

7 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.93139, -1.52836

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 174m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Wildlife

Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Shakespeare's Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route430 m
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 442Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Salt Wayrestricted byway · 1.6 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.6 kmPath type: bridleway
Salt Wayrestricted byway · 46 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 46 mPath type: bridleway
Salt Wayrestricted byway · 21 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 21 mPath type: bridleway
Salt Wayrestricted byway · 820 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 820 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Glyme Farm

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Glyme Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site3.7 km→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site700 m→🌱millennium gardenUrban park1.5 km→🌱The CommonUrban park2 km→✦SARSDEN HOUSEHistoric site4.5 km→

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