Worton Wood
✦ Ancient woodland6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Free entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.94749, -1.37257
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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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Soft-brome, Tormentil +45 more · last seen 2019
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Meadow Brown +18 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Garlic Mustard, Hogweed, Smooth Hawk's-beard +1 more foraging species
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route419 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 419 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route632 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 5Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route354 m▾
Named routeRef 5Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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