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Old chapel and priest's house

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Goldfinch
  • Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker +72 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Chiffchaff, Goldfinch, Green Woodpecker +72 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Insects — Meadow Brown, Green-veined White, Small Tortoiseshell +70 more · last seen 2024

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Seasonal nature

Good match

Free

Plants — Dicranella howei, Philibert's Tamarisk-moss, Rose-moss +2 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 48Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.4 km
Named routeRef 48Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 48Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.6 km
Named routeLength 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

Former Chapel and Priest's House, Northend

Former Chapel and Priest's House, Northend

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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