The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Michael and St Martin's churchyard, Eastleach Martin
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.74521, -1.70834
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦81+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- 🐕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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade I listed building nearby: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL AND ST MARTIN
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Woodpigeon +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
D'Arcy Dalton WayWalking route107 km▾
Follows roughly the western boundary of Oxfordshire in unspoilt countryside.
Named routeLength 107 kmRegional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
KEA37public footpath · 82 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 82 mSurface gravelPath type: footway
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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St Michael and St Martin's Church, Eastleach Martin
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
8,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
8,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Red-legged Partridge +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Capsus ater · 24-spot Ladybird · Pied Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +2
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Capsus aterCapsus ater
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds52 species
winterspring
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Mallard · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Red-legged Partridge +47
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MagpiePica pica
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SwiftApus apus
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Emperor Dragonfly · Capsus ater · 24-spot Ladybird · Pied Shieldbug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +2
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Capsus aterCapsus ater
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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