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Greyfriars University Hall and the Parish Church of St Edmund and St Frideswide

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsPicnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.74381, -1.24029

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 230m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +140 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Willow Emerald Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +140 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 205 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 205 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Meadow Lanepublic footpath · 392 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 392 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

136 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 8Cycling route
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Route 8aCycling route
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Route 9Cycling route
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Route 3aCycling route
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Eaton - WoottonCycling route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

SS Edmund & Frideswide R.C. Church, Iffley Road

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

SS Edmund & Frideswide R.C. Church, Iffley Road

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