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St Martin's Church

📷 david stowe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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51.93721, -1.38937

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Bluebell, Spurge-laurel, Beech +98 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Bluebell, Spurge-laurel, Beech +98 more · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Beech, Pedunculate Oak, Elder +17 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +30 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +30 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km

Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route

Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km

Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route

Deddington Circular Walk - EastWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route827 m

Named routeRef 5Length 827 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route632 m

Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route2.5 km

Named routeRef 5Length 2.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route354 m

Named routeRef 5Length 354 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

2,393 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,393 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +47

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RavenCorvus corax
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Lily Beetle

Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,393 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springautumnwinter

2025

Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +47

Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RookCorvus frugilegus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
DunnockPrunella modularis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Coal TitPeriparus ater
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Great TitParus major
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
SwallowHirundo rustica
SwiftApus apus
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
RavenCorvus corax
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
SiskinSpinus spinus2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2023
Stock DoveColumba oenas2023
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023

🐝

Insects1 species

spring

2024

Lily Beetle

Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 david stowe · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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