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Letcombe Fields Allotments

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.58511, -1.43284

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Wren +25 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Wren +25 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Black Rustic +170 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Light Brown Apple Moth, Black Rustic +170 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Allotments

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
Willow Lanepublic footpath · 228 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 228 mPath type: service
Betjeman Lanepublic footpath · 65 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 65 mPath type: footway
Betjeman Lanepublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

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🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park600 m→🌱Kingsgrove Woodland WalkUrban park2.6 km→✦Grove Millennium StoneHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Grove GreenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park500 m→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park500 m→

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