St Joseph's Roman Catholic Church
Plan your visit
🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.75991, -1.59945
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Costa — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Swift and Woodpigeon
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Costa — 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🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Robin +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
16 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
Alternative RouteCycling route524 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 524 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km▾
Named routeRef 57Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route36 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 36 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route274 m▾
Named routeRef 57Length 274 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Carterton
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Magpie +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Helophilus pendulus · Harlequin Ladybird +24
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,032 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Goldfinch · Magpie +37
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SwiftApus apus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Badger · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects29 species
springsummer
2025▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Helophilus pendulus · Harlequin Ladybird +24
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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