Holy Rood Church
Getting here
51.65163, -1.03748
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
- 🐕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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Raven, Moorhen, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Raven, Moorhen, Mallard +75 more · last seen 2026
Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Restharrow, Oxeye Daisy, Daisy +59 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Common Restharrow, Oxeye Daisy, Daisy +59 more · last seen 2023
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker +8 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Plants — Common Nettle, White Dead-nettle, Common Chickweed +4 more foraging species
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km
A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route
🚴Cycling
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
🐴Horse riding
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Wildlife to spot
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