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Magdalen College School Playing Fields

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.74904, -1.24750

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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
  • ⚽Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • ☕Horsebox Coffee Co — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
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Sandpit WalkWalking route
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Northwood TrailWalking route
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Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

142 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
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Route 8Cycling route
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Route 8aCycling route
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Route 9Cycling route
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Route 3aCycling route
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Eaton - WoottonCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

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Magdalen College School playing fields

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Magdalen College School playing fields

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🌱Cutteslowe and Sunnymead ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Cutteslowe ParkUrban park4.7 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park500 m→🌱Florence ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park3.1 km→

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