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Weston Wood

✦ Ancient woodland20 ha

📷 Brian Carlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.85537, -1.21039

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Lapwing, Moorhen +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Lapwing, Moorhen +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Dropwort, Bramble, Red Currant +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Sweet Vernal-grass, Pepper-saxifrage, Tufted Vetch +196 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Orange-tip, Small White +39 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hairstreak, Orange-tip, Small White +39 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Kidlington Circular Walk (Short Route)Walking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Kidlington Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Islip-HortonCycling route
Named routeXcn
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
16Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR14Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
BR21Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge over ditch on Wendlebury to Islip path near Weston Wood

📷 Brian Carlick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge over ditch on Wendlebury to Islip path near Weston Wood

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Useful places within 5 km

✦KIRTLINGTON PARKHistoric site4.1 km→✦Alchester Roman siteHistoric site3.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.2 km→🌱South GreenUrban park4.9 km→✦Otley GrangeHistoric site1 km→✦Alchester Roman parade ground, access road and marching campHistoric site4.1 km→

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