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Old Plantation

3 ha

📷 Alec Samler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.56535, -1.51912

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Yellowhammer
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

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

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Burnet Companion, Cinnabar, Hornet Robberfly +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Burnet Companion, Cinnabar, Hornet Robberfly +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 Vale WayWalking route43 km

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

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
White horse circular walkWalking route
Named routeRef WHCWLocal walking route
Lambourn Valley WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
🚵

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

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 481 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 481 mSurface dirtPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 259 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 259 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 163 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 163 mSurface compactedPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 482 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 482 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Down Barn Farm with Old Plantation in background.

📷 Alec Samler · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Down Barn Farm with Old Plantation in background.

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Uffington CastleHistoric site3.6 km→✦Uffington Castle: a univallate hillfort immediately north of the Ridgeway on Whitehorse HillHistoric site3.6 km→✦Maddle Farm Roman settlementHistoric site4.2 km→✦Roman villa E of Cornhill FarmHistoric site4.8 km→✦Long barrow 400m north west of Sevenbarrows HouseHistoric site2.2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→

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