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St Mary's Church

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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
  • 🅿️Parking 114m away — 6 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Wainscot, Brimstone Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character +223 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Wainscot, Brimstone Moth, Setaceous Hebrew Character +223 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
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Vale WayWalking route43 km

Route through the Vale of White Horse in Oxfordshire, UK. (27 miles).

Named routeLength 43 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route 544Cycling route
Named routeRef 544National Cycle Network
Wantage to Harwell Campus (Icknield Greenway)Cycling route
Named routeRef 1Local cycle route
Didcot to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Didcot to Harwell CampusCycling route
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Abingdon to Milton ParkCycling route
Named routeRef 3Local cycle route
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
King Alfred's WayMountain bike route

King Alfreds Way is 350km (220 miles) off road route designed to be ridden clockwise. It starts & ends in Winchester. It is suitable for gravel or cross-country bikes.

Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

21 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ford Lanebyway open to all traffic · 47 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 47 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Fordy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 19 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 19 mSurface asphaltPath type: bridleway
Fordy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 13 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 13 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Cow Roadrestricted byway · 131 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 131 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Fordy Lanebyway open to all traffic · 2 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 2 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

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