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Old Quarries Plantation

7 ha

📷 Jennifer Luther Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.84186, -1.63319

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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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Peregrine +45 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Raven, Peregrine +45 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +26 more · last seen 2019; Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +26 more · last seen 2019

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route325 m
Named routeRef 57Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route206 m
Named routeRef 57Length 206 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route747 m
Named routeRef 57Length 747 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route72 m
Named routeRef 57Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old and new grass

📷 Jennifer Luther Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old and new grass

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Milton Village GreenUrban park2.7 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🌱The Wild GardenUrban park2.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→⛪St John Fisher and St Thomas More ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→✦Medieval settlement of Widford immediately east of Manor FarmHistoric site4.3 km→

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