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Settlement site

34 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Mill Point Settlement Site · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Free entryDogs welcome34 ha

Getting here

51.85970, -1.73462

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Blackbird
  • ✦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

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mallard, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2025; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown, Small White +26 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.2 km
Named routeRef 57Length 3.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Mill Point Settlement Site

📷 Wikipedia · Mill Point Settlement Site · CC BY-SA 3.0

Mill Point Settlement Site

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Useful places within 5 km

🐄Birdland Park and GardensVisitor farm2.6 km→✦SHERBORNE HOUSEHistoric site3.9 km→✦Iron Age fortified enclosure known as Salmonsbury CampHistoric site3.1 km→✦BARRINGTON PARKHistoric site4.8 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🌱Upper Rissington Skate ParkUrban park2.6 km→