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The Oaks

13 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

52.13776, -1.49504

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Skylark +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly +44 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort +4 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort +4 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 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
Edge Hill Views Walk from Upton House, Upton House and GardensWalking route3.7 km

Mostly easy going on established footpaths and through fields. Some parts will be slippery and muddy in wet weather, especially along the Edgehill ridge. Dogs should be kept under close control.

Named routeLength 3.7 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.4 km
Named routeRef 48Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.6 km
Named routeLength 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Compton Verney mountain bike routeMountain bike route
Named routeRound trip

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Oaks

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦RADWAY GRANGEHistoric site3 km→✦UPTON HOUSEHistoric site4.5 km→✦Medieval settlement at BrookhamptonHistoric site3.3 km→✦Motte & BaileyHistoric site3.8 km→✦Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor FarmHistoric site3.8 km→✦Jubilee StoneHistoric site3.8 km→

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