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Oxhill Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.75114, -1.82702

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 308m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Public footpath to Coln St Aldwyns passing Oxhill Wood

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Public footpath to Coln St Aldwyns passing Oxhill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Williamstrip ParkUrban park3.2 km→✦HATHEROP CASTLEHistoric site3.6 km→✦BARNSLEY PARKHistoric site4.1 km→✦Ablington campHistoric site2.2 km→✦Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley ParkHistoric site4.1 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→

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