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KIDDINGTON HALL

71 ha

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome71 ha

Getting here

51.90306, -1.40530

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Blue Tit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Pheasant +77 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Brown Hare, Roe Deer, Rabbit +11 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST NICHOLAS

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Orange-tip, Gatekeeper +100 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
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Cycling

20 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 route368 m
Named routeRef 5Length 368 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 5Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Kiddington Hall, Kiddington

📷 Stephen Richards · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Kiddington Hall, Kiddington

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DITCHLEY PARKHistoric site2.6 km→✦1100m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park EstateHistoric site3.5 km→✦Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch running into the northern edge of Shilcott Wood on the Ditchley EstateHistoric site4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→🌱Beaconsfield CottageUrban park4.8 km→✦Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch and a section of Akeman Street Roman road immediately south east of North Lodge in Blenheim Great ParkHistoric site4.9 km→