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St Mary's Church

9 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.89351, -1.38249

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Blackbird +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Gatekeeper +94 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Orange-tip, Small White, Gatekeeper +94 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 5

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional 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

20 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route368 m
Named routeRef 5Length 368 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 5Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 442Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Mary's church, Glympton

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Mary's church, Glympton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦DITCHLEY PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Woodstock Town WatermeadowsUrban park4.9 km→✦KIDDINGTON HALLHistoric site1.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch and a section of Akeman Street Roman road immediately south east of North Lodge in Blenheim Great ParkHistoric site3.6 km→✦1100m section of the north Oxfordshire Grim's Ditch at Model Farm on the Ditchley Park EstateHistoric site4.5 km→

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