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Heath Spinney

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.98100, -1.43792

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Spotted Flycatcher, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Spotted Flycatcher, Jackdaw +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Acarospora privigna, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +43 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Netted Shield Lichen, Acarospora privigna, Lecanora chlarotera s. lat. +43 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Foraging

Plants — Hawthorn, Dandelion, Bramble +39 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Sweet Violet, Hawthorn +312 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bluebell, Sweet Violet, Hawthorn +312 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route28 m
Named routeRef 5Length 28 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route5 m
Named routeRef 5Length 5 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route419 m
Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route273 m
Named routeRef 5Length 273 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m
Named routeRef 5Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Swerford Heath

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Swerford Heath

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✦GREAT TEWHistoric site2.4 km→✦SWERFORDHistoric site2.2 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.4 km→🌱Great Tew ParkUrban park3 km→🌱PoleaxeUrban park2.7 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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