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Heythrop Park

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.94432, -1.46618

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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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Red-legged Partridge +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Red-legged Partridge +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Water Mint, Hawthorn +19 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Sorrel, Red Clover, Water Mint +153 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +52 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Large White +52 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Seven Shires WayWalking route234 km
Named routeRef 7SWLength 234 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 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 route430 m
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View towards Heythrop Park

📷 Michael Trolove · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards Heythrop Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park900 m→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site900 m→✦GREAT TEWHistoric site4 km→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park900 m→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→

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