New Court Ground Roman villa (S of new buildings)
✦ Ancient woodland1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🌳Ancient
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.90918, -1.81018
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🌳Ancient woodland 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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Jackdaw
- 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers
Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Marbled White, Common Blue +108 more · last seen 2024
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Pyramidal Orchid, Hoary Plantain, Bee Orchid +11 more · last seen 2022
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km▾
a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns
Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
About this historic site
Scheduled Monument
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Entrance to Cotswold Stone Quarries, near Naunton
Photos
Entrance to Cotswold Stone Quarries, near Naunton
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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