Holy Cross and St Mary's Church
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Places › England › South East › Buckinghamshire Getting here
51.87482, -0.91174
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +86 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +86 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Large White +60 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Large White +60 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Lesser Celandine, American Skunk-cabbage, Bluebell +49 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Lesser Celandine, American Skunk-cabbage, Bluebell +49 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Bernwood Jubilee Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾
Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Outer Aylesbury Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Brill Tramway Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map North Bucks Way Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Aylesbury Ring Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 50 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 50 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway (Bucks) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map St Peter's Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 50 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Quainton, Holy Cross and St. Mary Church: The chancel
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Wildlife to spot
4,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Western Honey Bee · Bombus lucorum · Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +25
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Bumblebee Bombus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Woodpigeon · Blackcap · Robin · Goldfinch · Blue Tit +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Stock Dove Columba oenas Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Dunnock Prunella modularis2022 House Martin Delichon urbicum2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2022 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Ring Ouzel Turdus torquatus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2022 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2022 Skylark Alauda arvensis2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2022 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2022 Coal Tit Periparus ater2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2022 Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus Troglodytes troglodytes indigenus2022 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2022 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2022 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Western Honey Bee · Bombus lucorum · Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +25
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2023 Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Bumblebee Bombus Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Early Bumblebee Bombus pratorum2023
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Small Garden Bumblebee Bombus hortorum2023
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) ruber
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2023
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2023
Opomyza Opomyza2023
Opomyza Opomyza2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2022
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2022
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2022
Eriosoma lanuginosum Eriosoma lanuginosum2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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