🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
3 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Good match
Public woodland
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Good match
Native broadleaved woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Sarsen WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Ridgeway Circular RouteWalking route▾
Aldbourne Circular Route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
🚴
Cycling
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12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 482Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 482National Cycle Network
Eastern FlyerCycling route▾
Named routeRef EFLocal cycle route
Swindon to Ridgeway LinkCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route▾
Named route
Urban RoundCycling route27 km▾
Named routeRef URLength 27 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
🚵
Mountain biking
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1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route▾
King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.
