The Church Path trail at Salcey Forest

This fantastic circular walk takes you to the fallen Church Path Oak, one of Salcey's famous "druid" oaks, which was thought to be 400 years old when it finally fell, in 1995.

The Church Path Trail is named after the route taken to Piddington Church, particularly favoured by the 6th Duke of Grafton, with the oak he liked to stop and rest at being known as the Church Path Oak as a result. The oak reached a grand old age and one of its acorns was planted next to it when it died. The dead oak is a great place to see common lizards, as they like to lie on it and bask when it is sunny.

The Church path trail is not as smooth as the “all ability” Elephant Trail but is still usable for wheelchairs and prams. It is also dog friendly.