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Swalcliffe Common

7 ha

📷 David Luther Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

52.02345, -1.46584

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rook +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Rook +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Birch Shieldbug, Limnephilus lunatus +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Birch Shieldbug, Limnephilus lunatus +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional 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

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 5Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km
Named routeRef 5Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route569 m
Named routeRef 5Length 569 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route593 m
Named routeRef 5Length 593 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 5Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking between bridleway and brook

📷 David Luther Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking between bridleway and brook

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪St Peter and St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→🐄Wigginton Waterfowl SanctuaryVisitor farm2.6 km→⛪St Gile's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→⛪St Martin's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→✦Tithe barnHistoric site1.9 km→

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