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Skew Plantation bowl barrow

0 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.90222, -1.56088

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Green Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Green Woodpecker, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Garlic Mustard, Dandelion +20 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Tortoiseshell +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Cowslip, Wild Privet +200 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Bluebell, Cowslip, Wild Privet +200 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route430 m
Named routeRef 442Length 430 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 442Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Skew Plantation

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Skew Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SARSDEN HOUSEHistoric site1.3 km→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site4.2 km→🌱millennium gardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱The CommonUrban park4.5 km→🌱All Saints' ChurchUrban park2.5 km→⛪Chipping Norton Baptist ChurchReligious grounds4.5 km→

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