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Summerhill prehistoric site

9 ha

📷 Liz Stone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.91936, -1.82894

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Rook +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Rook +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Common Blue +73 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Common Blue +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Hoary Plantain, Bee Orchid +7 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Hoary Plantain, Bee Orchid +7 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Permissive path along the track

📷 Liz Stone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Permissive path along the track

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Cotswold Farm ParkVisitor farm2.3 km→🐄Conservation AreaVisitor farm2.3 km→🐄Construction CornerVisitor farm2.3 km→🐄Rare Breeds Through History TrailVisitor farm2.4 km→✦NOTGROVE MANORHistoric site4.9 km→✦EYFORD PARKHistoric site2.8 km→

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