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UPTON HOUSE

86 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome86 ha

Getting here

52.10455, -1.45822

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Little Grebe
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Little Grebe, Raven +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Little Grebe, Raven +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Blackthorn +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Speckled Wood +44 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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
Cross Cotswold PathwayWalking route
Named routeRegional 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
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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 route1.6 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.4 km
Named routeRef 48Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Tree colour near Upton House

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Tree colour near Upton House

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦RADWAY GRANGEHistoric site2.6 km→✦Lyncheted ridge and furrow N of SheningtonHistoric site2.1 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2.1 km→✦Motte and bailey castle 130m north west of Manor FarmHistoric site2.2 km→✦Motte & BaileyHistoric site2.2 km→✦Jubilee StoneHistoric site2.4 km→

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