🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
✦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
Best for
8 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Yellowhammer +59 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
✦
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug, 2-spot Ladybird +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🥾
Hiking
Strong match
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway; Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km▾
Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).
Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 544Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 544Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding
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13 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 1.7 km▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.7 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 101 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 101 mSurface dirtPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 62 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 62 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Stileway Roadbridleway · 1.9 km▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.9 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 441 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 441 mSurface compactedPath type: track
