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Far Oakridge Barrow

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.73361, -2.10830

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Wren +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Ringlet +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2024; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km
Named routeRef 45Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4 km
Named routeRef 45Length 4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Stubble field, Far Oakridge

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stubble field, Far Oakridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱France Lynch Pleasure GroundUrban park2.7 km→✦Lypiatt ParkHistoric site4.3 km→✦PINBURY PARKHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Bussage ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱The Old CommonUrban park3.8 km→🌱Lypiatt ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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