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Long Plantation

13 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.92454, -1.77655

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Egret, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Little Egret, Jackdaw, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Comma, Large White +32 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Comma, Large White +32 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2019; Plants — Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2019

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km
Named routeRef 48Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Long Plantation

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Cotswold Farm ParkVisitor farm4.6 km→✦Market CrossHistoric site3.8 km→✦Market cross in Market SquareHistoric site3.8 km→🐄Conservation AreaVisitor farm4.5 km→🐄Construction CornerVisitor farm4.6 km→🐄Rare Breeds Through History TrailVisitor farm4.7 km→

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