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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.79041, -2.08966
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🐕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
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦57+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blue Tit
- 🐕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
Best for
8 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Carrion Crow +54 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +30 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 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
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill)Walking route5.7 km▾
Named routeLength 5.7 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
21 photos from nearby open sources
✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
12,896 records from NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,896 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds57 species
springsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Raven
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerwinter
2025Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummerautumn
2025Grass Snake
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Large White
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Polycephalomyces tomentosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
12,896 records · NBN Atlas🐦Birds57 species
springsummerautumn
2025Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Raven
+52 more speciesHide species list
All 57 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RavenCorvus corax
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Great TitParus major
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- SwiftApus apus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals4 species
summerwinter
2025Rabbit · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummerautumn
2025Grass Snake
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Speckled Wood · Large White
+28 more speciesHide species list
All 33 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Polycephalomyces tomentosus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue
Common Blue
Polyommatus icarus2024
Polyommatus icarus2024
PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023Brown ArgusAricia agestis2023Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2023Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaPhysocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipesPhysocephala rufipesHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Green Dock BeetleGastrophysa viridula2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Painted LadyVanessa cardui2023Events & activities nearby
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