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Sandford Brake

15 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.71195, -1.19017

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Woodpigeon
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 370m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Magpie, Woodpigeon, Robin +101 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket +17 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 22-spot Ladybird, Oak Bush-cricket +17 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare Waypublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mPath type: footway
Shakespeare Waypublic footpath · 28 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 28 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

109 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 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 327 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 327 mPath type: bridleway
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 160 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 160 mSurface dirtPath type: cycleway
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 25 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 25 mPath type: bridleway
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 11 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 11 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Blackberry Lanebridleway · 15 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 15 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Pylon and electricity sub-station at Sandford Brake

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Pylon and electricity sub-station at Sandford Brake

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