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St Mary Magdalen's Church

📷 Wikipedia · St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxford · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Getting here

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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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +59 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Mistletoe, Lemon-scented Fern, Cock's-foot +237 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Mistletoe, Lemon-scented Fern, Cock's-foot +237 more · last seen 2022

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Hazel, Gooseberry, Bramble +22 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Peacock +16 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Peacock +16 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Croft Ambrey WalkWalking route4.8 km

Named routeLength 4.8 kmRound trip

Ancient Tree WalkWalking route1.5 km

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound trip

Fishpool Valley walkWalking route2.4 km

Named routeLength 2.4 kmRound trip

Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km

Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route

Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km

Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route

National Byway in Herefordshire

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspring

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +28

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Great TitParus major2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Mole +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
BadgerMeles meles2021
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2021

Lily Beetle

Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii

🌿

Plants91 species

summer

2022

Mistletoe · Cock's-foot · Zigzag Clover · Lesser Burdock · Blackthorn +86

MistletoeViscum album
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2021
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2021
Black BryonyTamus communis2021
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2021
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2021
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2021
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021
Rye BromeBromus secalinus2021
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2021
BrambleRubus fruticosus2021
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2021
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021
OsierSalix viminalis2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
TimothyPhleum pratense2021
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021
IvyHedera helix2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2021
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2021
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Field MapleAcer campestre2021
Common CouchElymus repens2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus2021
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2021
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2021
Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2021
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2021
Rosa caninaRosa canina2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2021
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2021
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2021
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2021
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2021
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021
Black MustardBrassica nigra2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2021
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2021
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
Field-roseRosa arvensis2021
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2021
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,179 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds33 species

winterspring

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin +28

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2023
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula2023
RavenCorvus corax2023
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
MagpiePica pica
Mute SwanCygnus olor
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
TealAnas crecca
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2023
JayGarrulus glandarius2022
Great TitParus major2022
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
JackdawColoeus monedula
NuthatchSitta europaea
GreenfinchChloris chloris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
RookCorvus frugilegus
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2022
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2022
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2022
Coal TitPeriparus ater2022
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022

🦌

Mammals6 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Grey Squirrel · Badger · Fallow Deer · Hedgehog · Mole +1

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
BadgerMeles meles2021
Fallow DeerDama dama2025
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
MoleTalpa europaea
OtterLutra lutra2023

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects1 species

summer

2021

Lily Beetle

Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii

🌿

Plants91 species

summer

2022

Mistletoe · Cock's-foot · Zigzag Clover · Lesser Burdock · Blackthorn +86

MistletoeViscum album
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2021
Zigzag CloverTrifolium medium2021
Lesser BurdockArctium minus2021
BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris2021
Black BryonyTamus communis2021
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021
Amphibious BistortPersicaria amphibia2021
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum2021
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum2021
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2021
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus2021
Meadow Crane's-billGeranium pratense2021
Greater SpearwortRanunculus lingua2021
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa2021
Rye BromeBromus secalinus2021
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua2021
Remote SedgeCarex remota2021
Large BindweedCalystegia silvatica2021
BrambleRubus fruticosus2021
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra2021
Wood DockRumex sanguineus2021
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2021
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2021
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021
Whorled MintMentha aquatica x arvensis = M. x verticillata2021
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021
OsierSalix viminalis2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
TimothyPhleum pratense2021
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga2021
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea2021
IvyHedera helix2021
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021
SpindleEuonymus europaeus2021
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare2021
Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021
GroundselSenecio vulgaris2021
AshFraxinus excelsior2021
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021
Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne2021
Common NettleUrtica dioica2021
Field MapleAcer campestre2021
Common CouchElymus repens2021
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis2021
Small ToadflaxChaenorhinum minus2021
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris2021
Broad Buckler-fernDryopteris dilatata2021
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus2021
Fragrant AgrimonyAgrimonia procera2021
Red BartsiaOdontites vernus2021
Rosa caninaRosa canina2021
Greater PlantainPlantago major2021
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2021
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2021
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021
False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum2021
Marsh FoxtailAlopecurus geniculatus2021
AlderAlnus glutinosa2021
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2021
Spear-leaved OracheAtriplex prostrata2021
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis2021
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum2021
Red CloverTrifolium pratense2021
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis2021
Pale PersicariaPersicaria lapathifolia2021
Dryopteris affinisDryopteris affinis2021
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2021
Tufted Forget-me-notMyosotis laxa2021
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2021
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa2021
Black MustardBrassica nigra2021
Red CampionSilene dioica2021
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021
Jointed RushJuncus articulatus2021
Sharp-flowered RushJuncus acutiflorus2021
ElderSambucus nigra2021
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris2021
Scented MayweedMatricaria chamomilla2021
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2021
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis2021
Field-roseRosa arvensis2021
RedshankPersicaria maculosa2021
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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