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Rycote Chapel

0 ha

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeHeritage

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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51.73662, -1.03550

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Grey Heron
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Raven and Grey Heron
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Raven, Grey Heron, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Raven, Grey Heron, Mallard +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +13 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Marbled White +13 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Oxfordshire Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route

The Wychert WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Thame Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wychert Way LinkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Bernwood Jubilee WayWalking route

Named routeRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Menmarsh-WorminghallCycling route

Named routeXcn

Worminghall-WheatleyCycling route

Named routeXcn

Garsington-GreatMiltonCycling route

Named routeXcn

Wheatley-GreatMiltonCycling route

Named routeXcn

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

12,561 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

12,561 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

springwinter

2025

Hobby · Raven · Peregrine · Long-eared Owl · Barn Owl +9

HobbyFalco subbuteo
RavenCorvus corax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WigeonMareca penelope
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Ringlet +8

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
PeacockAglais io2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

12,561 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds14 species

springwinter

2025

Hobby · Raven · Peregrine · Long-eared Owl · Barn Owl +9

HobbyFalco subbuteo
RavenCorvus corax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Long-eared OwlAsio otus
Barn OwlTyto alba
WigeonMareca penelope
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
JackdawColoeus monedula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐝

Insects13 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Large White · Speckled Wood · Ringlet +8

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
PeacockAglais io2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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