St John the Baptist's Church
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🧺Picnic✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.80968, -1.63413
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Thyme & Lovage — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Jackdaw and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Thyme & Lovage — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
☕Café🅿️Parking· Free🧺Picnic spot🚻Toilets
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St John the Baptist; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Peacock, Small White +39 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Seven Shires WayWalking route234 km▾
Named routeRef 7SWLength 234 kmRegional walking route
Old George Yardpublic footpath · 23 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: service
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route325 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 325 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route206 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 206 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route747 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 747 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route72 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 72 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St John the Baptist, Burford: choir stalls
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Magpie +25
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Leistus ferrugineus · 7-spot Ladybird · Sylvicola · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
- Leistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SylvicolaSylvicola2025
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
False Oat-grass · Field Forget-me-not · Yorkshire-fog · Yarrow · Cow Parsley +69
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,247 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds30 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Magpie +25
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Muscovy DuckCairina moschata2025
🦌Mammals1 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🦎Reptiles2 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects5 species
winterspring
2026▾
Leistus ferrugineus · 7-spot Ladybird · Sylvicola · 16-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird
- Leistus ferrugineusLeistus ferrugineus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- SylvicolaSylvicola2025
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
False Oat-grass · Field Forget-me-not · Yorkshire-fog · Yarrow · Cow Parsley +69
- False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
- Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
- Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
- YarrowAchillea millefolium
- Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
- Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
- Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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