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Monk's Wood

23 ha

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.75441, -1.18693

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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
Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Coopers Alleypublic footpath · 123 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 123 mPath type: footway
Spring Lanepublic footpath · 15 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 15 mPath type: footway
The Stablespublic footpath · 22 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

96 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths
Old Roadrestricted byway · 10 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 10 mSurface compactedPath type: track
Old Roadrestricted byway · 1.3 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Horses on Shotover Hill

📷 Bill Boaden · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Horses on Shotover Hill

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🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park3.8 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱NaturEscapeUrban park3.2 km→

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