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Little Mead Brake

1 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.62038, -1.46611

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Rook
  • 🌿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

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Rook, Chaffinch +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Elder, Common Nettle +17 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Field Bindweed, Knotgrass, White Dead-nettle +160 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Field Bindweed, Knotgrass, White Dead-nettle +160 more · last seen 2017

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Small White +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Ruddy Darter, Small White +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal 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
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local 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

Ridge and Furrow near Goosey

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ridge and Furrow near Goosey

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Nearby places

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🌱Grove GreenUrban park3.2 km→✦Grove Millennium StoneHistoric site3.2 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.3 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🌱Grove MeadowsUrban park3.4 km→

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