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Long barrow situated in Southlawn Plain Woods

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📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.82267, -1.57576

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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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Pheasant +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Skylark, Pheasant +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Meadowsweet, Mouse-ear-hawkweed +27 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Traveller's-joy, Bluebell, Greater Plantain +226 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Traveller's-joy, Bluebell, Greater Plantain +226 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Meadow Brown +37 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 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
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

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National 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 route36 m
Named routeRef 57Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane through the woods

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane through the woods

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Asthall BarrowHistoric site3.8 km→✦Asthall Barrow: an Anglo-Saxon burial mound 100m SSW of Barrow FarmHistoric site3.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→✦Minster Lovell HallHistoric site4 km→🌱The Wild GardenUrban park4.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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