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Grove Meadows

1 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPlay
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.61506, -1.41743

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Platycheirus albimanus +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Platycheirus albimanus +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Cow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 649 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 649 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Cow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 32 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 32 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Cow Lanebyway open to all traffic · 469 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 469 mSurface gravelPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Letcombe Gardens, Grove

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Letcombe Gardens, Grove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Grove Millennium StoneHistoric site400 m→🌱Grove GreenUrban park400 m→🌱Kingsgrove Woodland WalkUrban park2.2 km→🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park3.7 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park3 km→

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