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Ledger's Spinney

3 ha

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.85693, -1.26718

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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 290m away — 10 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, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Cockchafer, Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +187 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character +187 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Wall Scalewort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +127 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Silky Wall Feather-moss, Wall Scalewort, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +127 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Henbit Dead-nettle, Wild Marjoram, Common Sorrel +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 7 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
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bletchingdon Public Footpathpublic footpath · 1.2 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.2 kmSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

52 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Islip-HortonCycling route
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Cutteslowe-IslipCycling route
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National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Marston-IslipCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Entrances to The Old Rectory and The Coach House, Causeway

📷 Roger Templeman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Entrances to The Old Rectory and The Coach House, Causeway

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