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✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.95302, -1.49589

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Poppy, Fat-hen, Black-grass +111 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Common Poppy, Fat-hen, Black-grass +111 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Ringlet +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Guelder-rose, Hogweed +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park2.6 km→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site2 km→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site3.2 km→🌱millennium gardenUrban park3.7 km→🌱The CommonUrban park4 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.7 km→

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