Things to do outdoors in the Headington area
Local nature reserves
- Barton Village Nature Reserve
Accessed from Harolde Close, Barton - C.S. Lewis reserve
(Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust, formerly BBONT)
Accessed from Kiln Lane in Risinghurst - Doris Field Nature Memorial Park
Jack Straw’s Lane - Lye Valley Nature Reserve
Accessed from the Slade - Magdalen Quarry Nature Reserve
(also a Site of Special Scientific Interest)
Accessed from William Kimber Crescent (off Gladstone Road) - Magdalen Wood West
Accessed from Atkyns Road, Wood Farm - Peasmoor Piece Nature Reserve
Copse Lane, Marston - Rock Edge
(also a Site of Special Scientific Interest)
On the corner of Windmill Road and Old Road - Shotover Country Park
Up the hill at the east end of Old Road
Other outdoor activities
- Bury Knowle Park
- The most ancient route from Headington to Oxford, via Cuckoo Lane and Mesopotamia
