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Lock Wood - Sparse woodland

6 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.67974, -1.23254

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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
Walking trails

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional 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

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
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Route 7Cycling route
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Route 5Cycling route
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Route 6Cycling route
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Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crop field and woodland

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crop field and woodland

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Nearby places

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🌱Old ArboretumUrban park2.4 km→🌱Drayton Road AllotmentsUrban park4.7 km→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Harcourt ArboretumUrban park2.1 km→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park3 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park3.3 km→

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