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Upper Black Bushes

4 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.55251, -1.42665

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Woodpigeon
  • 🌿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
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Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +122 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2017; Plants — Bluebell, Spanish Bluebell · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Grove/King Alfred School (West)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Round Berkshire Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage/GroveCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Vale Cycle LinksCycling route
Named route
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 1.1 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.1 kmSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 1.6 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.6 kmSurface compactedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking towards Upper Black Bushes

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking towards Upper Black Bushes

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Smith's Wharf Public GreensUrban park4.3 km→✦Remains of Belmont BridgeHistoric site4.5 km→✦Roman villa E of Cornhill FarmHistoric site4.6 km→

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