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Preston Bushes

10 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

52.12563, -1.71153

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Swallow, Grey Heron +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Swallow, Grey Heron +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — White Dead-nettle, Dandelion, Garlic Mustard +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +88 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Green-veined White, Large White +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Dusky Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Perthshire Beard-moss +119 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Dusky Beard-moss, Wavy Beard-moss, Perthshire Beard-moss +119 more · last seen 2018

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Stratford-WelfordCycling route
Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 5Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Preston Bushes

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Preston Bushes

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✦ALSCOT PARKHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Meon Vale Leisure CentreUrban park3.5 km→🌱Clifford Rec.Urban park4.6 km→🐄Lower Clopton Farm PYOVisitor farm3.5 km→🐄Lower Clopton Farm ShopVisitor farm3.7 km→✦CLIFFORD MANORHistoric site4.4 km→

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