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Pishill Church

✦ Ancient woodland48 ha

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome48 ha

Getting here

51.60411, -0.96708

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +48 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +122 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small Heath +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
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
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
Jubilee Lime Walkpublic footpath · 291 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 291 mSurface grassPath type: footway
Pishill Bankpublic footpath · 262 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 262 mSurface gravelPath type: track
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Judges' RideMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Church Hillbridleway · 85 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 85 mPath type: unclassified
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 742 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 742 mSurface gravelPath type: track
Hollandridge Lanerestricted byway · 1.4 km
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.4 kmSurface asphaltPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

B480, Pishill Bank

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

B480, Pishill Bank

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