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Wolvercote lakes and lower Wolvercote park

Wolvercote lakes
10 August 2021

We went to check a school in the area & just walked around to find the entrance to Wolvercote lakes opposite port meadows. It is a small lake (actually two lakes, crossed by a bridge), which is ideal for little ones and it also has resident ducks, swans and herons. There was a lot to spot but all the notice boards dotted around with information/names of all the inhabitants in made it so interesting. There was a bird hide which you can tell is well used, with people noting their sightings on the walls. There were platforms to stand on or at other places, you could get really close to water. All this made for a lovely viewing experience, as, as soon as we spotted something, we looked at the boards & discovered their names– Brilliant, educational, family fun day

Its right beside the railway line, so trains were passing by, which was great, but it also meant it was not a circular walk and there were dead ends (I don’t like to re trace my steps on a walk, but what can u do). If you are looking for a longer walk, you can cross over to port meadows/Wolvercote Common and go as long as you want. Standing on the fence, we admired the large expanse before it started to rain heavily & We dashed off, crossed the bridge to the lower Wolvercote play area, which is nothing to write home about TBH and needs some desperate TLC 🙁

What else is in the area:
– Port meadows- (large “common” area of land since before William the Conqueror (1066). Commoners have the rights to graze their animals here (not that I have any but its a good area to spot cows, horses etc)
– The Trout Inn is near by (featured in Brideshead Revisited & Inspector Morse)
– visit JRR Tolkien’s grave in Wolvercote cemetery or the nearby Godstow abbey

Link to IG post: CLICK HERE

🗺 Address: 46 Godstow Rd, Wolvercote, Oxford OX2 8NZ
🎟 FREE
🚘 Free on road parking
🚻 No toilets but pub near by
🍕 No refreshments but pub near by
🧺 Picnic possible
🦽Parts buggy accessible but terrain can be muddy& bumpy- ideally use a body carrier/sling
🐕 Dogs allowed

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