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St Helen's Church

📷 Wayland Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.66742, -1.28287

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mallard and Magpie
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: European walking route E2 west, UK, South East England

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Ramblers Jubilee Circular WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
Broad Streetpublic footpath · 29 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 29 mPath type: unclassified
Broad Streetpublic footpath · 48 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 48 mPath type: pedestrian
Mill Lanepublic footpath · 109 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

64 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Eaton - WoottonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Wootton-KenningtonCycling route
Named routeXcn
Didcot to Culham Science CentreCycling route
Named routeRef 8Local cycle route
Abingdon to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
Kennington-RedbridgeCycling route
Named routeXcn

Wildlife to spot

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St Helen's Church

📷 Wayland Smith · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Drayton Road AllotmentsUrban park1.3 km→🌱Hales MeadowUrban park100 m→🌱Abbey GardensUrban park500 m→🌱Abbey MeadowsUrban park700 m→✦NUNEHAM COURTENAYHistoric site4.7 km→✦Abingdon Bridge including Maud Hale's BridgeHistoric site300 m→

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