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Willowbrook Leisure Centre

21 ha

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.61688, -1.24420

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦24+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Lapwing
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Didcot Station Foxhall 288m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Lapwing, Starling +21 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Lapwing, Starling +21 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Light Brown Apple Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Turnip Moth +140 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 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
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
Hanson WayWalking route
Named route
Vauxhall Barracks Walkpublic footpath · 486 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 486 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
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Cycling

90 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths
Collettbridleway · 15 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mPath type: unclassified
Collettbridleway · 49 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 49 mPath type: unclassified
Collettbridleway · 226 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 226 mPath type: unclassified
Collettbridleway · 20 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mPath type: unclassified
Collettbridleway · 142 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 142 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Didcot Railway Centre, demonstration line

📷 Chris Allen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Didcot Railway Centre, demonstration line

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Willowbrook Leisure CentreUrban park500 m→🌱Boundary ParkUrban park1.9 km→🌱Edmonds ParkUrban park1.7 km→🌱Caterpillar parkUrban park2.1 km→✦Settlement siteHistoric site3 km→✦Castle HillHistoric site4.7 km→