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Park Wood

✦ Ancient woodland17 ha

📷 Edmund Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha

Getting here

51.58391, -1.01776

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Bobbie's Cafe — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Sphaerophoria, Eristalis pertinax +28 more · last seen 2025

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
🚴

Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route18.5 km
Named routeRef 5Length 18.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bush's Lanerestricted byway · 567 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 567 mPath type: track
Hayden Lanebridleway · 462 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 462 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells and beeches in Park Wood, Oxfordshire

📷 Edmund Shaw · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells and beeches in Park Wood, Oxfordshire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Old School GreenUrban park2 km→✦Old Brick KilnHistoric site2.2 km→🌱Nettlebed CommonUrban park2.3 km→🌱Ishree BaghUrban park3.6 km→🌱Ishree BaghUrban park3.6 km→✦Grim's Ditch; portion from Mongewell Park Lodge to S of Nuffield churchHistoric site3.9 km→

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