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St Giles' Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.73992, -1.17393

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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 258m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Euophryum confine +96 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bloody-nosed Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Euophryum confine +96 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Scots Pine, Dilated Scalewort, Common Feather-moss +71 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Scots Pine, Dilated Scalewort, Common Feather-moss +71 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: NCN National Route 57

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Fords Closepublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

66 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 3aCycling route
Named routeRef 3aLocal cycle route
Route 7Cycling route
Named routeRef 7Local cycle route
Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Route 10Cycling route
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Blenheim Roadrestricted byway · 74 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 74 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Blenheim Roadrestricted byway · 380 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 380 mSurface unpavedPath type: track
Blenheim Roadrestricted byway · 95 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 95 mSurface pebblestonePath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Giles, Horspath: graves

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Giles, Horspath: graves

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