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Dovecote at Rousham House

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📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.91417, -1.30440

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
Toilets

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Woodpigeon +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional 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

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 5Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route827 m
Named routeRef 5Length 827 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route683 m
Named routeRef 5Length 683 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route632 m
Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rousham Park: The dovecote

📷 Michael Garlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rousham Park: The dovecote

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rousham GardensUrban park200 m→✦MIDDLETON PARKHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2.4 km→🌱South GreenUrban park5 km→🦉KIRTLINGTON QUARRYNature reserve4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.7 km→

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