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St Nicholas Church

📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.53497, -0.95400

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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

Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +55 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Large Bindweed, Daisy +178 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Field-speedwell, Large Bindweed, Daisy +178 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Sorrel, Sweet Chestnut, Autumn Hawkbit +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, 16-spot Ladybird, Common Red Soldier Beetle +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 12 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

The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route

Hambleden Valley, Turville and Fingest, Central ChilternsWalking route16.3 km

Starting from Hambleden, cross the Hamble Brook chalk stream before climbing the valley hills & woods. Descend into Turville & Fingest, then climb for views before turning south for a gentle return to Hambleden. Pass 4 pubs. Some stiles & uneven paths.

Named routeLength 16.3 kmDuration 04:00-05:00Round tripLocal walking route

The Chiltern Way Berkshire LoopWalking route28 km

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWBLength 28 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route

Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network

Chilterns CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route18.5 km

Named routeRef 5Length 18.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route293 m

Named routeRef 5Length 293 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🚵

Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Judges' RideMountain bike route

Named route

🐴

Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

Dog Lanerestricted byway · 531 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 531 mPath type: track

Dog Lanerestricted byway · 14 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 14 mSurface unpavedPath type: track

Dog Lanerestricted byway · 1.3 km

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 1.3 kmSurface unpavedPath type: track

Dog Lanerestricted byway · 277 m

Public pathrestricted bywayLength 277 mPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

5,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

5,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +39

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat +5

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Western Honey Bee +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Bank Haircap

Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

5,534 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds44 species

autumnwinter

2026

Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +39

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Great TitParus major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
MagpiePica pica2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024

🦌

Mammals10 species

summerautumn

2025

Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine · Soprano Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Natterer's Bat +5

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2024
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii
NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024

🐝

Insects9 species

summer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · 16-spot Ladybird · Large Red Damselfly · Western Honey Bee +4

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2025

Bank Haircap

Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Bill Nicholls · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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