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51.57054, -0.96666
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +53 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss · last seen 2025
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Kite-tailed Robberfly, Emperor Dragonfly +79 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Kite-tailed Robberfly, Emperor Dragonfly +79 more · last seen 2025
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
17 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route
Long distance path
🚴Cycling
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Main RouteCycling route18.5 km
🚵Mountain biking
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Mountain biking
Judges' RideMountain bike route
🐴Horse riding
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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