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University Rugby Football Ground

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePicnicBirds
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.74480, -1.24189

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Café Sub4 — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, car park; Playing field — open space for a simple picnic

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +122 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Orange Ladybird +122 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

café, picnic area; Playing field

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 205 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 392 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 392 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

139 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Route 8aCycling route
Named routeRef 8aLocal cycle route
Route 9Cycling route
Named routeRef 9Local cycle route
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Football pitch inside Oxford University Athletics Track

📷 Steve Daniels · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Football pitch inside Oxford University Athletics Track

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🌱Angel and Greyhound MeadowUrban park800 m→🌱Florence ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Florence ParkUrban park1.5 km→🌱Bury Knowle ParkUrban park3 km→🌱Sunnymead ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦MAGDALEN COLLEGEHistoric site1 km→

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