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East Belt

28 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.82200, -1.76216

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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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Little Egret, Mallard +85 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Little Egret, Mallard +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Euophryum confine +43 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Red Admiral, Euophryum confine +43 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 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
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 57Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route769 m
Named routeRef 48Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Tight lanerestricted byway · 538 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 538 mSurface asphaltPath type: track
Tight lanerestricted byway · 817 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 817 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Tight lanerestricted byway · 36 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 36 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The A40 passes Sherborne Park

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The A40 passes Sherborne Park

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✦SHERBORNE HOUSEHistoric site700 m→✦LODGE PARKHistoric site2.7 km→✦BARRINGTON PARKHistoric site3.6 km→✦Windrush CampHistoric site2.2 km→✦Windrush campHistoric site2.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.4 km→

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