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St Nicholas's Church

📷 David Luther Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.94697, -1.49020

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
  • 🌿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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Tortoiseshell, Speckled Wood +50 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Black-grass, Wild-oat, Common Poppy +112 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Black-grass, Wild-oat, Common Poppy +112 more · last seen 2020

Free

Foraging

Plants — Thyme-leaved Sandwort, Guelder-rose, Hogweed +6 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
Wychwood WayWalking route59.5 km
Named routeLength 59.5 kmRegional walking route
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km

Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.

Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
Seven Shires WayWalking route234 km
Named routeRef 7SWLength 234 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 5.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route46 m
Named routeRef 442Length 46 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.3 km
Named routeRef 442Length 2.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. Nicholas' Church, Heythrop

📷 David Luther Thomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. Nicholas' Church, Heythrop

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🌱Heythrop ParkUrban park1.9 km→✦HEYTHROP PARKHistoric site1.3 km→✦Romano-British rural settlement and Iron Age remains, on the eastern edge of Chipping NortonHistoric site3.3 km→🌱millennium gardenUrban park3.9 km→🌱The CommonUrban park4.2 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2 km→

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