Dedicated to the memory of the poet Matthew Arnold, this field and wood at the end of Jarn Way is an important part of the adjoining Jarn Mound complex.  OPT purchased the field in 1929 with financial support from both sides of the Atlantic.

This site is made up of two areas – a field on the upper land at the end of Jarn Way and a wooded area on the lower slope (the reserve) which is rare valley fen that OPT has restored. Matthew Arnold Field originally offered views across the Vale of the White Horse to the Berkshire Downs.  However, much of the view originally seen from the site is now obscured by trees.  The field is a sea of yellow buttercups in summer, and the circular footpath through the reserve is popular with walkers and visitors throughout the year who enjoy the range of flora and fauna the ponds and woodland have to offer.  Matthew Arnold Reserve is a woodland where oak, cherry and birch trees grow on the sandy soil.

Matthew Arnold Field and Reserve is open to the public.