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Yew Down

3 ha

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.55309, -1.39006

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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
Parking

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chaffinch, Yellowhammer +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Elder, Beech, Dropwort +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +90 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Germander Speedwell, Elder, Red Fescue +94 more · last seen 2017; Plants — Germander Speedwell, Elder, Red Fescue +94 more · last seen 2017

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths 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

17 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
Proposed Kingsgrove to Wantage Town Centre Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local 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
🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 30 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 30 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Goddard's Roadbridleway · 1.4 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 27 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 27 mSurface gravelPath type: track
The Ridgewayrestricted byway · 957 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 957 mSurface dirtPath type: track
Bitham Roadbridleway · 328 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 328 mSurface dirtPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Grassland, Yew Down

📷 Robin Webster · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Grassland, Yew Down

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Manor Road Memorial ParkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Betjeman Millennium ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Smith's Wharf Public GreensUrban park4.9 km→✦Yew Down round barrow 950m south west of Butterbush ReservoirHistoric site400 m→✦Lockinge ManorHistoric site3.3 km→

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