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Shotover Country Park

✦ Ancient woodland117 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome117 ha

Getting here

51.74688, -1.18523

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, English Rock-bristle · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 14-spot Ladybird +105 more · last seen 2026; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Brasenose Driftwaypublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: service
Fords Closepublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

94 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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Horse riding

36 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blenheim Roadrestricted byway · 225 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 225 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Old Roadrestricted byway · 1.3 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Sandy Lanebridleway · 185 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 185 mPath type: bridleway
Brasenose Driftwaybridleway · 6 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Brasenose Driftwaybridleway · 31 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 31 mSurface asphaltPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Sandpit in Shotover Country Park

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Sandpit in Shotover Country Park

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