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Leafield Barrow: a motte castle 220m north west of St Michael and All Angels Church

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📷 Chris Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.83643, -1.54279

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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
  • ✦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

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +20 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +20 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Agrimony · last seen 2019; Plants — Agrimony · last seen 2019

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 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
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

49 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 57Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route756 m
Named routeRef 442Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

North side of Leafield Green

📷 Chris Brown · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

North side of Leafield Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CORNBURY PARKHistoric site4.3 km→✦Ascott d'Oyley 12th century motte and bailey castle and associated earthworksHistoric site3.9 km→✦Minster Lovell HallHistoric site4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→🌱The Wild GardenUrban park4.7 km→🌱The GreensUrban park200 m→

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