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Raleigh Park

24 ha

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

51.74332, -1.28881

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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
  • 🅿️Oxford Brookes University (Student Parking) 50m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Greylag Goose, Moorhen +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Batman Hoverfly +312 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis pertinax, Batman Hoverfly +312 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hinksey Heights Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
North Hinksey Causewaypublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: path
North Hinksey Causewaypublic footpath · 243 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 243 mSurface mudPath type: path
Bridge of Deathpublic footpath · 16 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mSurface woodPath type: path
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Cycling

125 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

21 public paths nearby

Public paths
Harcourt Hillbridleway · 269 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 269 mPath type: residential
Willow Walkbridleway · 336 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 336 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Willow Walkbridleway · 23 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 23 mPath type: cycleway
Harcourt Hillbridleway · 20 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 20 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Lime Roadbridleway · 55 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 55 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

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Raleigh, North Carolina

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