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St Nicholas's Church

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.78689, -0.95717

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Mallard, Carrion Crow +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Green Dock Beetle, Lesser Stag Beetle, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides, Variable-leaved Crestwort +26 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Swartz's Feather-moss, Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides, Variable-leaved Crestwort +26 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Bernwood Jubilee Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Aylesbury RingWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Thame Valley WalkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wychert Way LinkWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Windmill Hill at Waddesdon,Walking route5.6 km

Explore Waddesdons wider estate; architectural highlights (Windmill Hill & Flint House) & views of Aylesbury Vale. From Oct-Mar. statues are wrapped against the frost & the final part of this walk takes you through the grounds, accessible from Wed-Sun.

Named routeLength 5.6 kmDuration 01:20Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Bernwood Forest Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Bucks)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 57Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.7 km
Named routeRef 57Length 1.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route64 m
Named routeRef 57Length 64 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Nicholas' church, Chearsley

📷 Bikeboy · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Nicholas' church, Chearsley

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🌱Southern Road Recreation GroundUrban park4.9 km→🦉SNAKEMOORNature reserve1.9 km→🌱Banks ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Long Crendon Recreational GroundUrban park3 km→🌱Haddenham Country ParkUrban park3.4 km→🦉CUTTLE BROOKNature reserve5 km→

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