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The Common

3 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifePicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.94265, -1.55105

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦63+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 33 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional 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
Seven Shires WayWalking route234 km
Named routeRef 7SWLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Distons Lanepublic footpath · 13 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 13 mPath type: service
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route925 m
Named routeRef 442Length 925 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Recreation ground, Chipping Norton

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Recreation ground, Chipping Norton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱millennium gardenUrban park500 m→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site1.3 km→✦SARSDEN HOUSEHistoric site4.5 km→⛪Chipping Norton Baptist ChurchReligious grounds200 m→✦Chipping Norton motte and bailey castle, and fishpondHistoric site300 m→✦CORNWELL MANORHistoric site3.7 km→