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North Close Copse - Woodland plantation

10 ha
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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Horse riding

Best for

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Hinksey Heights Nature TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

86 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Thames path towards Sandford on Thames

Thames path towards Sandford on Thames

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