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St Oswald's Church

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.86549, -1.94747

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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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +51 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Small White +51 more · last seen 2022

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Olegblumia demissa · last seen 2011; Fungi — Olegblumia demissa · last seen 2011

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St Oswald's church, Shipton Oliffe

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St Oswald's church, Shipton Oliffe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Camp at Upper DowdeswellHistoric site3.1 km→✦DOWDESWELL COURTHistoric site3.7 km→✦Roman small town at WycombHistoric site1.7 km→✦Hillfort 320m north east of Castle Barn FarmHistoric site3.9 km→✦Whittington Court Roman villa and old villageHistoric site3 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds4.2 km→

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