St Peter and St Paul's Church
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South East › West Oxfordshire Getting here
51.81266, -1.38364
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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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +125 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +125 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Amaranthaceae, Meadow Buttercup +145 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Bluebell, Amaranthaceae, Meadow Buttercup +145 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Thyme-leaved Speedwell, Water Mint, Hazel +16 more foraging species
Varies
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Zoned Rosette, Psoroglaena stigonemoides, Oak Polypore +1 more · last seen 2018; Fungi — Zoned Rosette, Psoroglaena stigonemoides, Oak Polypore +1 more · last seen 2018
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Oxford Green Belt Way Walking route 87 km ▾
Named route Length 87 km Regional walking route
Show on map Oxfordshire Way Walking route 110 km ▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named route Ref OW Length 110 km Regional walking route
Show on map Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wychwood Way Walking route 59.5 km ▾
Named route Length 59.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map A40 Cycle Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Blenheim Community Path Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
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7,628 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,628 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Badger Meles meles2023 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2021 Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2021 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet · Box Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Dark-edged Bee-fly +36
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Vespa crabro2023 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2023 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Symmerus annulatus Symmerus annulatus 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Polypodium vulgare · Rusty-Back Fern · Meadow Buttercup · Wild Carrot +4
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2021 Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2021 Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2021 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Wild Carrot Daucus carota Sweet Vernal-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,628 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Jackdaw · Robin +38
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Dunnock Prunella modularis House Sparrow Passer domesticus2023 Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2022 Swift Apus apus2022 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Stock Dove Columba oenas Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2022 Greylag Goose Anser anser2022 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2022 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2022 🦌 Mammals 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Brown Hare · Hedgehog · Roe Deer · Badger
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Badger Meles meles2023 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
summer autumn
2024 ▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis2022 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2023 ▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2021 Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2021 Common Red Soldier Beetle · Hornet · Box Bug · Corizus hyoscyami · Dark-edged Bee-fly +36
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Hornet Vespa crabro2023 Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2023 Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2023 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 Symmerus annulatus Symmerus annulatus 🌿 Plants 9 species
spring autumn
2024 ▾
Hart's-Tongue · Polypodium vulgare · Rusty-Back Fern · Meadow Buttercup · Wild Carrot +4
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium2021 Polypodium vulgare Polypodium vulgare2021 Rusty-Back Fern Asplenium ceterach2021 Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris Wild Carrot Daucus carota Sweet Vernal-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2021
2021
Macrorrhyncha flava Macrorrhyncha flava2021
Macrorrhyncha flava Macrorrhyncha flava2021
Cordyla crassicornis Cordyla crassicornis2021
Cordyla crassicornis Cordyla crassicornis2021
Acnemia nitidicollis Acnemia nitidicollis2021
Acnemia nitidicollis Acnemia nitidicollis2021
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2023
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Ivy Bee Colletes hederae2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Long-winged Cone-head Conocephalus fuscus2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Tachina fera Tachina fera2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2023
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2023
Marsham's Nomad Bee Nomada marshamella2023
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2023
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2023
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2022
Orfelia nemoralis Orfelia nemoralis2021
Orfelia nemoralis Orfelia nemoralis2021
Exechia bicincta Exechia bicincta2021
Exechia bicincta Exechia bicincta2021
Platurocypta punctum Platurocypta punctum2021
Platurocypta punctum Platurocypta punctum2021
Mycetophila edwardsi Mycetophila edwardsi2021
Mycetophila edwardsi Mycetophila edwardsi2021
Mycomya winnertzi Mycomya winnertzi2021
Mycomya winnertzi Mycomya winnertzi2021
Epicypta aterrima Epicypta aterrima2021
Epicypta aterrima Epicypta aterrima2021
Orfelia lugubris Orfelia lugubris2021
Orfelia lugubris Orfelia lugubris2021
Exechia neorepanda Exechia neorepanda2021
Exechia neorepanda Exechia neorepanda2021
Leia bimaculata Leia bimaculata2021
Leia bimaculata Leia bimaculata2021
Orfelia fasciata Orfelia fasciata2021
Orfelia fasciata Orfelia fasciata2021
Monoclona rufilatera Monoclona rufilatera2021
Monoclona rufilatera Monoclona rufilatera2021 Anthoxanthum odoratum
Anthoxanthum odoratum
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2023
Silky Wall Feather-moss Homalothecium sericeum2023
Blinks Montia fontana2021
Blinks Montia fontana2021