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Woodland plantation near Radcot

11 ha

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.70130, -1.57349

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional 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
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames River Walk, BuscotWalking route7.7 km
Named routeLength 7.7 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Faringdon Walk, ColeshillWalking route14 km

Long circular hike from Faringdon to Great Coxwell and Coleshill. Mixed terrain and multiple stiles and gates on route.

Named routeLength 14 kmDuration 03:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Fyfield - BucklandCycling route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Radcot Weir

📷 Chris Gunns · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Radcot Weir

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Enclosures and trackwaysHistoric site4.4 km→✦BUCKLAND HOUSEHistoric site4.9 km→✦Ring ditchesHistoric site3.2 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Faringdon FollyHistoric site4.7 km→

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