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Obelisk

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

52.13467, -1.37248

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Nuthatch +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Mallard, Nuthatch +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hairy Dragonfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 48Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.4 km
Named routeRef 48Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.6 km
Named routeLength 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.5 km
Named routeRef 48Length 5.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Obelisk, Farnborough

📷 Stephen McKay · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Obelisk, Farnborough

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦FARNBOROUGH HALLHistoric site600 m→🌱Cropedy Lock GardenUrban park4.4 km→🌱Burton Dassett Hills Country ParkUrban park4.8 km→🏞️BURTON DASSETTCountry park4.8 km→🌱Farnborough ParkUrban park300 m→🌱Farnborough ParkUrban park700 m→

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