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One of a pair of bowl barrows 370m NW of High Lodge

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📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.85591, -1.53765

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Snowberry, Silverweed +29 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Snowberry, Silverweed +29 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Peacock, Large White, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Peacock, Large White, Red Admiral +41 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Garlic Mustard, Rowan, Beech +2 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 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
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional 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
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Cycling

37 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 57Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route756 m
Named routeRef 442Length 756 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route449 m
Named routeRef 442Length 449 mNational 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

View towards High Lodge

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View towards High Lodge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦CORNBURY PARKHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Mill FieldUrban park4 km→✦Ascott d'Oyley 12th century motte and bailey castle and associated earthworksHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→🌱The Wild GardenUrban park4.6 km→

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