Otmoor RSPB Nature Reserve

Otmoor RSPB Nature Reserve

Otmoor, you are quite spectacular! File this one for late November/ December and into January when the starlings will descend in their thousands to roost in the trees and you will be privy to the most breath-taking murmuration. Between 80 – 100k will come to...
Basildon Park National Trust

Basildon Park National Trust

We are HUGE fans of this place! There’s just so much to do… Follow the Woodland Walk (1.5 miles) which goes through woodland and landscaped parkland. It’s also pushchair friendly too. On this walk you’ll find the Wild Play Trail where little ones can get...
Go Ape at Wendover Woods

Go Ape at Wendover Woods

What a treetop adventure! I say this not as somebody who has watched from the ground but got involved – why should the children have all the fun?! Well organised, safe, lots of fun, a little bit terrifying with a big adrenaline rush. I genuinely felt challenged...
Farmoor Reservoir

Farmoor Reservoir

If you are somebody who loves being near, or on, the water then a walk around Farmoor Reservoir is for you. It’s really quite exhilarating! There are 2 reservoirs, one which is a 1.7 mile walk around and another which is 2.4 miles. There is a causeway which...
Bagley Wood

Bagley Wood

Aren’t we spoilt for woodland walks in Oxford and beyond? So many on our doorstep to choose from. It may come as no surprise find out that Oxford was, from the earliest historical days, one of the best-wooded shires in England. This ancient wood is one of the...