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St Mary's Church

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.92069, -1.34932

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Painted Lady +41 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Painted Lady +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Heritage

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Oxford Canal WalkWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
European walking route E2 west, UK, South East EnglandWalking route

Westroute: Stranraer (UK) - Birminhgham (UK) - Calais (FR) - Zoersel (BE) / Eastroute: Stranraer (UK) - Harwich (UK) - Rotterdam (NL) - Zoersel (BE) / Both Routes: Zoersel (BE) - Maastrich (NL) - Luxembourg (LUX) - Lake Geneva (CH) - Nice (FR)

Named routeRef E2International walking route
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Cycling

10 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 route2.2 km
Named routeRef 5Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route827 m
Named routeRef 5Length 827 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route683 m
Named routeRef 5Length 683 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route632 m
Named routeRef 5Length 632 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's Church, Steeple Barton

📷 Des Blenkinsopp · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's Church, Steeple Barton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Rousham GardensUrban park3.1 km→✦KIDDINGTON HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦ROUSHAMHistoric site3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→✦Anglo-Saxon burial mound immediately north of Over Worton church graveyardHistoric site4.7 km→

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