Plan your visit
Getting here
51.76945, -1.33019
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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 — 16 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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 — 16 car parks within reach
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pied Wagtail, Carrion Crow +75 more · last seen 2025
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Great Hairy Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — White-point, Chestnut, Red-green Carpet +89 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Waterside walks
Good match
Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
13 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Kidlington Circular WalkWalking route
🚴Cycling
94 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Route 8Cycling route
Route 8aCycling route
Route 9Cycling route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Wildlife to spot
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