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St Mary and St Nicholas's Church

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifePicnicBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.72111, -1.22320

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🛝Playground 216m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingParkingPicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Grey Heron +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kingfisher, Goldcrest, Grey Heron +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, toilets, picnic area

Free

Playgrounds

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +126 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax +126 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

16 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Oxford Green Belt WayWalking route87 km
Named routeLength 87 kmRegional walking route
Boundary PatrolWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Sandpit WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Northwood TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Thomson Terracepublic footpath · 177 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 177 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Thomson Terracepublic footpath · 43 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 43 mPath type: residential
Long Wallpublic footpath · 76 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 76 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

111 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
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Route 8Cycling route
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Route 9Cycling route
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Route 3aCycling route
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Route 1Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

SS Mary & Nicholas, Littlemore: churchyard (VI)

📷 Basher Eyre · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

SS Mary & Nicholas, Littlemore: churchyard (VI)

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