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Henley Knapp

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.90332, -1.46352

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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
  • 🌿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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cypress-leaved Plait-moss, Meadow Clary, Pointed Spear-moss +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +31 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +31 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional 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
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route449 m
Named routeRef 442Length 449 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route430 m
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route210 m
Named routeRef 442Length 210 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Salt Wayrestricted byway · 1.5 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.5 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Salt Wayrestricted byway · 610 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 610 mSurface grassPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

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Henley Knapp

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Henley Knapp

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🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site4.1 km→✦DITCHLEY PARKHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Mill FieldUrban park3.5 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.7 km→✦KIDDINGTON HALLHistoric site4 km→

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