Glade
← Back🌱 Urban park

The Green

0 ha

📷 Michael Trolove · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.87538, -1.27570

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦64+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 382m away — 3 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Mammals — Roe Deer, Muntjac, Otter +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Field Grasshopper, 7-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +198 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Vetch, Bulbous Buttercup, White Dead-nettle +147 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

32 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Islip-HortonCycling route
Named routeXcn
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cherwell Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
Crowcastle Lanebridleway · 1.3 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.3 kmSurface pavedPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Village green in Kirtlington - geograph.org.uk - 1876217

📷 Michael Trolove · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Village green in Kirtlington - geograph.org.uk - 1876217

1 / 6

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦KIRTLINGTON PARKHistoric site1 km→✦MIDDLETON PARKHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Rousham GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱South GreenUrban park200 m→🌱The GreenUrban park2.3 km→✦Shipton-on-Cherwell churchyard crossHistoric site3.9 km→