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The Plantation

1 ha

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

52.15092, -1.49054

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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, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Beautiful Demoiselle +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort +12 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Capillary Thread-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Forked Veilwort +12 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional 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
Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
Centenary Way - Alternative routesWalking route
Named routeRef CW-A
🚴

Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Warwick-Leamington-WellesbourneCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2.3 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
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

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

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Countryside near Kineton

📷 Nigel Mykura · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Countryside near Kineton

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🏞️BURTON DASSETTCountry park4.9 km→🌱Burton Dassett Hills Country ParkUrban park5 km→✦COMPTON VERNEYHistoric site4.6 km→✦RADWAY GRANGEHistoric site3.6 km→🌱Burton Dassett Hills Country ParkUrban park5 km→✦Medieval settlement at BrookhamptonHistoric site3.2 km→

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