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GREAT TEW

156 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome156 ha

Getting here

51.96353, -1.41714

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
  • ✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ALL ANGELS; Historic site with public access

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +58 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Scaeva pyrastri, Marmalade Hoverfly · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 471 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 471 mPath type: track
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route419 m
Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route632 m
Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 5Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route354 m
Named routeRef 5Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8 km
Named routeRef 5Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

14 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Squarebridleway · 191 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 191 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Groveash Lanebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface groundPath type: track
The Avenuebridleway · 33 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mPath type: service
Groveash Lanebridleway · 88 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 88 mSurface groundPath type: track
The Avenuebridleway · 9 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Park Farm, Great Tew

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Park Farm, Great Tew

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Great Tew ParkUrban park600 m→🌱The GreenUrban park700 m→✦SWERFORDHistoric site4 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.6 km→