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6 ha

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.80647, -1.42131

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jay +49 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Jay +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Smooth Hawk's-beard, Hawthorn +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +93 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +93 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Purple Moor-grass, Bracken +132 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Purple Moor-grass, Bracken +132 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Zoned Rosette, Oak Polypore · last seen 2017; Fungi — Zoned Rosette, Oak Polypore · last seen 2017

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
A40 Cycle PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Blenheim Community PathCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Eynsham Hall near North Leigh

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Eynsham Hall near North Leigh

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦The remains of a medieval moated manor, priory, settlement and associated features, CoggesHistoric site4.6 km→✦norcon 1 of 3Historic site4.5 km→🌱Langel CommonUrban park4.6 km→✦EYNSHAM HALLHistoric site400 m→🌱Foxburrow WoodUrban park4.9 km→🌱Eynsham ParkUrban park400 m→

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