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Settlement sites N of Wick Hall

16 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.68116, -1.25460

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Coot +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 24 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
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hinksey Heights Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Ramsons Waypublic footpath · 125 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 125 mPath type: residential
Ramsons Waypublic footpath · 69 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 69 mPath type: residential
The Cinder Trackpublic footpath · 565 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 565 mSurface pavedPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Thrupp Lanebyway open to all traffic · 234 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 234 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile at Barrow Hills

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile at Barrow Hills

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Drayton Road AllotmentsUrban park3.7 km→🌱Old ArboretumUrban park3.9 km→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park1.8 km→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park2 km→🌱Hales MeadowUrban park2.4 km→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site2.8 km→

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