Barn at Rectory Farm, Church Enstone
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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.92320, -1.45095
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ✦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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Peacock, Large White, Small White +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: RECTORIAL TITHE BARN; Historic site
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wild Carrot, Sycamore, Bramble +233 more · last seen 2025
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km▾
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km▾
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route▾
Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)
Named routeRef E2International walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.5 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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The Crown Inn, Church Enstone
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4,875 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
4,875 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Jackdaw · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +41
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RavenCorvus corax
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Field Vole · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Liverwort · Wall Screw-moss
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,875 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Jackdaw · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Blackbird +41
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- RavenCorvus corax
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- SwiftApus apus2022
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2023
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2023
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- DunnockPrunella modularis2023
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2023
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
🦌Mammals5 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Field Vole · Red Fox · Rabbit · Brown Hare
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Field VoleMicrotus agrestis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2022
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Red-legged Shieldbug +16
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
🌿Plants2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Liverwort · Wall Screw-moss
- Common LiverwortMarchantia polymorpha
- Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2022
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harlequin Ladybird
Harlequin Ladybird
Harmonia axyridis
Harmonia axyridis
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaBlack-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccineaHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2024Churchyard BeetleBlaps mucronata2023Churchyard BeetleBlaps mucronata2023Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Bombus lucorumBombus lucorum2022Ptychoptera lacustrisPtychoptera lacustris2022Ptychoptera lacustrisPtychoptera lacustris2022Idioptera maculataIdioptera maculata2022Idioptera maculataIdioptera maculata2022BumblebeeBombus2022BumblebeeBombus2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2022Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2022Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2022