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St Giles's Church

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.70883, -1.00828

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Shoveler
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 264m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Wigeon, Shoveler, Pintail +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Red Admiral, Large White +16 more · last seen 2023

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Adria Bellflower, Red Dead-nettle, Wayfaring-tree +49 more · last seen 2017

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

The RidgewayWalking route140 km

Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational 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

Aston Rowant Discovery TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Thame Valley WalkWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route48 m

Named routeRef 57Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.7 km

Named routeRef 57Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route64 m

Named routeRef 57Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route290 m

Named routeRef 57Length 290 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route539 m

Named routeRef 57Length 539 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Judd's Lanebridleway · 1.4 km

Public pathbridlewayLength 1.4 kmSurface pavedPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

3,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

winter

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Short-eared Owl · Woodpigeon +20

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
PochardAythya ferina
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
RookCorvus frugilegus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,075 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds25 species

winter

2025

Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Short-eared Owl · Woodpigeon +20

WigeonMareca penelope
ShovelerSpatula clypeata
PintailAnas acuta
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
MerlinFalco columbarius
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa
PochardAythya ferina
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
RookCorvus frugilegus
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
BitternBotaurus stellaris2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2024

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

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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