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Harrowdown Hill

4 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mallard, Carrion Crow +93 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Carrion Crow +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Darter, Banded Demoiselle, Migrant Hawker +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Windrush PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Eaton-FyfieldCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wootton-FyfieldCycling route
Named routeXcn
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Netherton - Hinton WaldristCycling route
Named route
Fyfield - BucklandCycling route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Common Lanebridleway · 502 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 502 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Aerial view of Harrowdown Hill, Oxon

Aerial view of Harrowdown Hill, Oxon

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