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Church of the Holy Ascension

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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 101m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

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£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Peacock, Small White, Meadow Brown +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Good match

playground

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Diamond WayWalking route106 km

Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route84 m

Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.3 km

Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route84 m

Named routeRef 442Length 84 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass

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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

1,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +74

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
MagpiePica pica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
CootFulica atra2017
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2018
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
RavenCorvus corax2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2016
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2017
CuckooCuculus canorus2015

🦌

Mammals16 species

springautumn

2024

Roe Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Hare +11

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
StoatMustela erminea2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2021
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2019
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019
BadgerMeles meles2015
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015

🐝

Insects59 species

summer

2025

Peacock · Small White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell +54

PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2014
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2014
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
Large WhitePieris brassicae2014
CommaPolygonia c-album2014
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2014
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2013
Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2020
Cryptophagus punctipennisCryptophagus punctipennis2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2022
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2022
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2021
Atomaria mundaAtomaria munda2020
Cartodere constrictaCartodere constricta2020
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2020
Hairy Fungus BeetleTyphaea stercorea2020
Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2020
Latridius porcatusLatridius porcatus2020
Dienerella ruficollisDienerella ruficollis2020
Latridius minutusLatridius minutus2020
Corticaria impressaCorticaria impressa2020
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2020
Corticaria elongataCorticaria elongata2020
Corticaria serrataCorticaria serrata2020
Cryptophagus distinguendusCryptophagus distinguendus2020
Acrotrichis montandoniiAcrotrichis montandonii2020
Omonadus formicariusOmonadus formicarius2020
Cryptophagus scutellatusCryptophagus scutellatus2020
Cryptolestes ferrugineusCryptolestes ferrugineus2020
Sericoderus brevicornisSericoderus brevicornis2020
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2020
Foreign Grain BeetleAhasverus advena2020
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2019
Acrotrichis grandicollisAcrotrichis grandicollis2019
Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testacea2019
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2017
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2017
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2017
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2016
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2015
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2015
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2015
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2015
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2015
Clouded YellowColias croceus2013
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2013
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2013

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2017

Bluebell

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,486 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds79 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow · Wren · Robin +74

BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
MagpiePica pica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2023
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
SwiftApus apus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
NuthatchSitta europaea2019
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2022
CootFulica atra2017
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2018
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
SnipeGallinago gallinago2021
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2019
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2018
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2018
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2023
RavenCorvus corax2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Anas platyrhynchos xAnas platyrhynchos x2022
CurlewNumenius arquata2021
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2019
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2016
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2016
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Water RailRallus aquaticus2021
Rock DoveColumba livia2017
CuckooCuculus canorus2015

🦌

Mammals16 species

springautumn

2024

Roe Deer · Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Brown Hare +11

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2021
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2021
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2022
Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2021
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2019
StoatMustela erminea2022
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2022
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2022
Myotis Bat speciesMyotis2021
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus2019
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019
BadgerMeles meles2015
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2015

🐝

Insects59 species

summer

2025

Peacock · Small White · Meadow Brown · Red Admiral · Small Tortoiseshell +54

PeacockAglais io2019
Small WhitePieris rapae2014
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2014
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2014
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2014
Large WhitePieris brassicae2014
CommaPolygonia c-album2014
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2014
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2014
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2013
Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2020
Cryptophagus punctipennisCryptophagus punctipennis2020
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2017
Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2022
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2022
Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma najas2022
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2022
Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum2022
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2022
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2021
Atomaria mundaAtomaria munda2020
Cartodere constrictaCartodere constricta2020
Cartodere nodiferCartodere nodifer2020
Hairy Fungus BeetleTyphaea stercorea2020
Hairy Cellar BeetleMycetaea subterranea2020
Latridius porcatusLatridius porcatus2020
Dienerella ruficollisDienerella ruficollis2020
Latridius minutusLatridius minutus2020
Corticaria impressaCorticaria impressa2020
Euophryum confineEuophryum confine2020
Corticaria elongataCorticaria elongata2020
Corticaria serrataCorticaria serrata2020
Cryptophagus distinguendusCryptophagus distinguendus2020
Acrotrichis montandoniiAcrotrichis montandonii2020
Omonadus formicariusOmonadus formicarius2020
Cryptophagus scutellatusCryptophagus scutellatus2020
Cryptolestes ferrugineusCryptolestes ferrugineus2020
Sericoderus brevicornisSericoderus brevicornis2020
Cartodere bifasciataCartodere bifasciata2020
Foreign Grain BeetleAhasverus advena2020
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2019
Acrotrichis grandicollisAcrotrichis grandicollis2019
Atomaria testaceaAtomaria testacea2019
Mottled UmberErannis defoliaria2018
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2017
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2017
DrinkerEuthrix potatoria2017
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2016
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2015
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2015
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2015
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2015
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2015
Clouded YellowColias croceus2013
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2013
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2013
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2013

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2017

Bluebell

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 AJD · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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