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Meadow Lane Allotments

3 ha

📷 Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.73884, -1.24137

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Woodpigeon, Magpie +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly +170 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Longbridgespublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Longbridgespublic footpath · 24 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 24 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

125 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Meadow Lane cat on garden wall

📷 Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Meadow Lane cat on garden wall

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Nearby places

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🌱Florence ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park1.5 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Hinksey ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park1.1 km→

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