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Merton Wood

7 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.85571, -1.15115

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mute Swan, Great Crested Grebe, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brimstone, Peacock, Speckled Wood +172 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brimstone, Peacock, Speckled Wood +172 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Sneezewort, Great Burnet +1 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Viper's-bugloss, Sneezewort, Great Burnet +1 more · last seen 2020

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 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
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Bicester West Health RouteWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Langford Health RouteWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

67 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Islip-HortonCycling route
Named routeXcn
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
16Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR14Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR21Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The gate into Merton Wood

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The gate into Merton Wood

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Nearby places

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🌱Pingle Brook Open SpaceUrban park4.6 km→🌱Langford OrchardUrban park4.2 km→🌱Langford ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Langford ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Garth ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Garth ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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