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Ock Bridge

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📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.66862, -1.29531

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Moorhen
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· PaidPlayground

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dock Bug +84 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dock Bug +84 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
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
Hugh's Pathpublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
Park Crescentpublic footpath · 669 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 669 mPath type: residential
Park Roadpublic footpath · 725 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 725 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

59 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Eaton-FyfieldCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Abingdon to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

River Ock and Ock Bridge, Abingdon, Oxon

📷 P L Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

River Ock and Ock Bridge, Abingdon, Oxon

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🌱Drayton Road AllotmentsUrban park1.5 km→🌱Hales MeadowUrban park1 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park1.2 km→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park1.5 km→✦Abingdon Bridge including Maud Hale's BridgeHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Southern Town ParkUrban park1.3 km→

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