The Oaks

The Oaks is a forest in , , . The Oaks is situated near the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest

Highlights: Wittering Airport and Bedford Purlieus National Nature Reserve.

Aerodrome
Photo: David Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station 10 miles northwest of , just south of , and just west of the A1 Great North Road.

Nature reserve
Photo: Simon Huguet, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bedford Purlieus is a 211-hectare ancient woodland in Cambridgeshire, in the United Kingdom. It is a national nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest owned and managed by the Forestry Commission.

Church
Photo: Julian Dowse, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stamford and Wittering.

Photo: Michael Trolove, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a market town at the south-west corner of , with a population of about 21,000. It's a charming place with a well-preserved Georgian centre, and with opulent Burghley House just south.

Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the City of Peterborough unitary authority area in the ceremonial county of , England. The village is about 3 miles south of the market town of in neighbouring and about 9 miles west of Peterborough's urban sprawl.

Village
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village straddling the City of Peterborough and districts in the ceremonial county of , England. It had a population of 506 at the 2021 Census.

The Oaks

Latitude
52.5951° or 52° 35′ 42″ north
Longitude
-0.4457° or 0° 26′ 44″ west
Open location code
9C4XHHW3+2P
Open­Street­Map ID
way 106804447
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­wood
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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Thornhaugh and Wittering Gorse.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Wittering All Saints Parish Church and Wittering Post Office.

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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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