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Wellington Square Gardens

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📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.75764, -1.26233

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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
  • ☕Common Ground — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· PaidToilets

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

café, toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +70 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Willow Emerald Damselfly, Common Darter, Migrant Hawker +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Lamb and Flag Passagepublic footpath · 3 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Lamb and Flag Passagepublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: footway
Fisher Rowpublic footpath · 4 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 4 mSurface paving_stonesIncline downPath type: steps
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Cycling

142 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Looking from St John's Street into Wellington Square

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Looking from St John's Street into Wellington Square

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