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Ditchley Dell

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.87578, -1.40485

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Cypress-leaved Plait-moss +6 more · last seen 2023

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +60 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Blenheim Community PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route368 m
Named routeRef 5Length 368 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route756 m
Named routeRef 442Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway towards Ditchley Dell

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway towards Ditchley Dell

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DITCHLEY PARKHistoric site2.2 km→✦Blenheim PalaceHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Blenheim ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦BLENHEIM PALACEHistoric site3.9 km→🌱Woodstock Town WatermeadowsUrban park4.4 km→✦KIDDINGTON HALLHistoric site3 km→

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