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Cordle Bushes

11 ha

📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.86694, -1.25928

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Cockchafer, 14-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +225 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, 14-spot Ladybird, Field Grasshopper +225 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Vetch, Bulbous Buttercup, White Dead-nettle +150 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Vetch, Bulbous Buttercup, White Dead-nettle +150 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Islip-HortonCycling route
Named routeXcn
BR21Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cutteslowe-IslipCycling route
Named routeXcn
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
BR19Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oxfordshire Way footpath east of Kirtlington

📷 David Kemp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oxfordshire Way footpath east of Kirtlington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KIRTLINGTON PARKHistoric site800 m→✦MIDDLETON PARKHistoric site4.4 km→🌱South GreenUrban park1.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park1.6 km→✦Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard crossHistoric site3.9 km→✦Thrupp CrossHistoric site4.4 km→

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