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Kirtlington Park

4 ha

📷 Dave Price · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.87341, -1.26343

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 495m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Jackdaw +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +273 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Field Grasshopper, 14-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +273 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Vetch, Bulbous Buttercup, White Dead-nettle +149 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Vetch, Bulbous Buttercup, White Dead-nettle +149 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Garlic Mustard, Red Dead-nettle +6 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kidlington Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Islip-HortonCycling route
Named routeXcn
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cherwell Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

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Kirtlington Park

📷 Dave Price · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KIRTLINGTON PARKHistoric site200 m→✦MIDDLETON PARKHistoric site3.9 km→🌱South GreenUrban park800 m→🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→✦Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard crossHistoric site4.2 km→✦Thrupp CrossHistoric site4.8 km→

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