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St John the Baptist's Church

📷 Colin Bates · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

52.14867, -1.39992

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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 448m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Nuthatch, Mute Swan, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Nuthatch, Mute Swan, Mallard +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Fosse2

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Pachyrhinus lethierryi +3 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Brown Hawker, Common Darter, Pachyrhinus lethierryi +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Battlefields TrailWalking route32 km
Named routeLength 32 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route714 m
Named routeRef 48Length 714 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.4 km
Named routeRef 48Length 9.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route4.6 km
Named routeLength 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.3 km
Named routeRef 48Length 4.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route208 m
Named routeRef 48Length 208 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church of St. John the Baptist, Avon Dassett

📷 Colin Bates · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church of St. John the Baptist, Avon Dassett

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✦FARNBOROUGH HALLHistoric site2.1 km→🏞️BURTON DASSETTCountry park2.4 km→🌱Burton Dassett Hills Country ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Farnborough ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Farnborough ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Farnborough ParkUrban park2.3 km→

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