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Middleton Stoney Castle

3 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.90533, -1.22779

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Green Sandpiper, Teal, Gadwall +89 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Green Sandpiper, Teal, Gadwall +89 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle · last seen 2024; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle · last seen 2024

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
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
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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
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
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Cycling

35 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
BR1Cycling route
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BR22Cycling route
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BR13Cycling route
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BR6Cycling route
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BR17Cycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Medieval Castle Mound, Middleton Park

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Medieval Castle Mound, Middleton Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Pingle Brook Open SpaceUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bure Park NatureUrban park4.6 km→✦MIDDLETON PARKHistoric site700 m→✦KIRTLINGTON PARKHistoric site4.2 km→🦉BURE PARKNature reserve4.6 km→🌱Bucknell Playing FieldUrban park3.7 km→

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