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Hales Meadow

8 ha

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.66708, -1.28082

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Magpie
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England; Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Broad Streetpublic footpath · 48 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: pedestrian
Broad Streetpublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: unclassified
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Abingdon to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Kennington-RedbridgeCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Abingdon, moorings

📷 Mike Faherty · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Abingdon, moorings

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