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Northbrook Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Northbrook, Illinois · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.59392, -1.37030

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 403m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Batman Hoverfly +99 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eristalis pertinax, Batman Hoverfly +99 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 544

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

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.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ardington Lanebridleway · 563 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 563 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

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Northbrook, Illinois

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🌱Kingsgrove Woodland WalkUrban park2.2 km→✦Grove Millennium StoneHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Grove GreenUrban park4.1 km→🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Milton Hill HouseUrban park4 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.2 km→

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