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Stoke Bushes

✦ Ancient woodland19 ha

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

51.95996, -1.17560

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Kestrel, Jackdaw +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Hogweed, Hawthorn, Bramble +22 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Greater Plantain, Bush Vetch +213 more · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Red Admiral +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Red Admiral +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Bucks WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Bicester North East Health RouteWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
BR10Cycling route
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BR9Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR8Cycling route
Named routeRef BR8Local cycle route
BR0Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cherwell Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Buckingham Lanerestricted byway · 836 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 836 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bridleway near Stoke Bushes

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bridleway near Stoke Bushes

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