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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
  • 🍄Mushroom 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· Free

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Common Orange Lichen, Physcia tenella, Oak Moss +34 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Marbled Carpet, Brimstone Moth, Heart & Dart +219 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Fosse2

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route84 m
Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route84 m
Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route225 m
Named routeRef 442Length 225 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth

Wildlife to spot

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