Churchyard cross in St Kenelm's churchyard ✦ Ancient woodland 0 ha
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🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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51.72909, -2.07726
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▾ 🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren 🌳 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
🐦 60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Wren 🌳 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 9 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Robin, Wren, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Robin, Wren, Great Tit +57 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
Historic site with public access
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +57 more · last seen 2025
Dogs allowed with public access
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 19 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾ approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾ Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾ Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾ Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Thames & Severn Way Walking route 69.8 km ▾ Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.
Named route Ref T&S W Length 69.8 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Church Lane public footpath · 41 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 41 m Path type: residential
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 33 m ▾ Named route Ref 45 Length 33 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 592 m ▾ Named route Ref 45 Length 592 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 9.3 km ▾ Named route Ref 45 Length 9.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Broad Ride bridleway · 1.2 km ▾ Public path bridleway Length 1.2 km Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map About this historic site Scheduled Monument
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▾ Churchyard cross, Sapperton
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‹ › ✦ Ancient ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Wildlife to spot
11,128 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 11,128 records · NBN Atlas Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Nuthatch
+55 more species Hide species list All 60 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder · Common Lizard
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 Common Toad · Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Marbled White · Gatekeeper · Common Blue
+55 more species Hide species list All 60 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,128 records · NBN Atlas Robin · Wren · Great Tit · Blackbird · Nuthatch
+55 more species Hide species list All 60 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Swift Apus apus2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Woodlark Lullula arborea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 Slow-worm · Grass Snake · Adder · Common Lizard
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer autumn
2025 Common Toad · Common Frog
Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Marbled White · Gatekeeper · Common Blue
+55 more species Hide species list All 60 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Heath
Small Heath
Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Coenonympha pamphilus2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Southern Bristletail Dilta hibernica
Southern Bristletail Dilta hibernica
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Hairy-footed Flower Bee Anthophora plumipes
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024
Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata Volucella bombylans subsp. plumata2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus2024
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2024
Dark-winged Black Pachygaster atra2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Cabbage Bug Eurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis2024
Limonia nubeculosa Limonia nubeculosa2024
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