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Heythrop Zoological Gardens

5 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessPaid entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.94408, -1.45976

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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
  • 🐄Summer visits here combine well with a walk along nearby trails — the animals are most active in the morning.
  • 🐾Animal sanctuary on site — a good way to combine wildlife and an animal visit in the same trip

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Farm visit

Best for

7 activities

Farm visits

Zoo or animal collection

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Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Blue Tit, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Sorrel, Red Clover, Black Bryony +203 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Sorrel, Red Clover, Black Bryony +203 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Sorrel, Water Mint, Hawthorn +26 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Common Blue Damselfly, Green-veined White +40 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Common Blue Damselfly, Green-veined White +40 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 7 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

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route8 km
Named routeRef 5Length 8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heythrop Zoological Gardens [4]

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heythrop Zoological Gardens [4]

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park1.1 km→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site1.3 km→✦GREAT TEWHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3 km→🌱Great Tew ParkUrban park3.4 km→

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