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Heythrop Park

15 ha

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.94198, -1.47422

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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
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Water Mint, Dropwort +18 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Green-veined White +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Green-veined White +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Sorrel, Red Clover, Water Mint +142 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Sorrel, Red Clover, Water Mint +142 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 3 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

Track near Heythrop Park, near Chipping Norton

📷 Malc McDonald · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track near Heythrop Park, near Chipping Norton

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Nearby places

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🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park700 m→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site400 m→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site4.2 km→✦GREAT TEWHistoric site4.6 km→🌱millennium gardenUrban park4.9 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park800 m→

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