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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
Parking

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Swift, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Meadow Brown +180 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Small White, Meadow Brown +180 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — False Oat-grass, Blackthorn, Cock's-foot +220 more · last seen 2021; Plants — False Oat-grass, Blackthorn, Cock's-foot +220 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Plants — Blackthorn, Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Bramble +26 more foraging species

Varies

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 57

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 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
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Seven Shires WayWalking route234 km
Named routeRef 7SWLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Pebble Courtpublic footpath · 21 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 21 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 57Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m
Named routeRef 57Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route274 m
Named routeRef 57Length 274 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary the Virgin, Swinbrook

St Mary the Virgin, Swinbrook

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