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OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN

3 ha

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.75076, -1.24775

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About OXFORD BOTANIC GARDEN

The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world. The garden was founded in 1621 as a physic garden growing plants for medicinal research. Today it contains over 5,000 different plant species on 1.

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Botanical gardenGrade I listed park and gardenc. 1621

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
  • ☕Horsebox Coffee Co — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Migrant Hawker +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

20 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
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Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
St Helen's Passagepublic footpath · 20 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Bath Placepublic footpath · 27 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 27 mSurface unhewn_cobblestonePath type: service
St Helen's Passagepublic footpath · 64 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 64 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
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Cycling

143 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
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Route 8Cycling route
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Route 8aCycling route
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Route 9Cycling route
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Route 3aCycling route
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Eaton - WoottonCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Oxford Botanic Garden: fountain

📷 Stephen Craven · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Oxford Botanic Garden: fountain

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