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Heythrop Park

41 ha

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome41 ha

Getting here

51.93453, -1.46557

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Large White, Small White +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Large White, Small White +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita, Common Liverwort +10 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita, Common Liverwort +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional 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

9 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 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 route1.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 442Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Disused fountain, Heythrop Park, near Chipping Norton

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Disused fountain, Heythrop Park, near Chipping Norton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park300 m→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site900 m→✦GREAT TEWHistoric site4.6 km→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park200 m→🌱The GreenUrban park4 km→

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