🌞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 nearby — easy to reach by car
🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞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 nearby — easy to reach by car
Good to know
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking
Best for
8 activities
🐶
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — country park
Free
🌲
Forest walks
Strong match
Country park
Free
🛝
Family friendly
Good match
Country park — designed for family visits
Free
🧺
Picnic day out
Good match
Country park — good for group day out
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Good match
Country park — managed habitat
Free
🥾
Hiking
Moderate match
Named hiking route nearby: Boundary Patrol
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
🚶
Walking
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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
🚴
Cycling
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93 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
🐴
Horse riding
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36 public paths nearby
Public paths
Brasenose Driftwaybridleway · 31 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 31 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
Brasenose Driftwaybridleway · 6 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 6 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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
About this country park
Shotover is a 113-hectare Country Park situated in South Oxfordshire, South East England. The area features ancient woodlands, grasslands, and rare wildlife, providing opportunities for walking, cycling, and birdwatching among diverse flora and fauna.
