Barton End Farm earthworks
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.67615, -2.22312
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Swift
- ✦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
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Swift
- ✦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 — Tawny Owl, Swift, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Tawny Owl, Swift, Robin +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue +58 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Good match
Historic site with public access
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 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
Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Cotswold Way (Selsley Common route)Walking route▾
Alternative (longer and tougher, but more scenic) route from Ryeford to just south of Kings Stanley, over Selsley Common.
Named routeRef CWNational walking route
20 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route911 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Longlength Lanerestricted byway · 633 m▾
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 633 mPath type: track
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
11,349 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Skylark · Blue Tit · Meadow Pipit +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Toxonevra muliebris · Downland Villa · Glow-worm · Common Cockchafer · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +2
- Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris
- Downland VillaVilla cingulata
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Oedemera femoralis
Glaucous Crystalwort · Montbretia · Alder · Grey Field-speedwell · Himalayan Balsam +31
- Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glauca
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
- Welted Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,349 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Wren · Skylark · Blue Tit · Meadow Pipit +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Brown Hare · Roe Deer
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Toxonevra muliebris · Downland Villa · Glow-worm · Common Cockchafer · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +2
- Toxonevra muliebrisToxonevra muliebris
- Downland VillaVilla cingulata
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Oedemera femoralis
Glaucous Crystalwort · Montbretia · Alder · Grey Field-speedwell · Himalayan Balsam +31
- Glaucous CrystalwortRiccia glauca
- MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
- AlderAlnus glutinosa
- Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita
- Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera
- Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
- Welted Thistle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis
Carduus crispus
Carduus crispus
Small ScabiousScabiosa columbariaSmall ScabiousScabiosa columbariaFeverfewTanacetum partheniumFeverfewTanacetum partheniumField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisTufted VetchVicia craccaTufted VetchVicia craccaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaSalad BurnetPoterium sanguisorbaWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareUpright BromeBromopsis erectaUpright BromeBromopsis erectaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaCommon Dog-violetViola rivinianaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaPurple ToadflaxLinaria purpureaWild CarrotDaucus carotaWild CarrotDaucus carotaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaPineappleweedMatricaria discoideaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaHoary RagwortJacobaea erucifoliaMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisMalus sylvestrisQuaking-grassBriza mediaQuaking-grassBriza mediaSpear MintMentha spicataSpear MintMentha spicataCommon BentAgrostis capillarisCommon BentAgrostis capillarisHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumHedge BindweedCalystegia sepiumStinking IrisIris foetidissimaStinking IrisIris foetidissimaRedshankPersicaria maculosaRedshankPersicaria maculosaBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesBristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioidesCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisCanadian GoldenrodSolidago canadensisPhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratensePhleum pratenseBeechFagus sylvaticaBeechFagus sylvaticaTimothyPhleum pratenseTimothyPhleum pratenseRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumRed Dead-nettleLamium purpureumHedge BedstrawGalium albumHedge BedstrawGalium albumdaffodilsNarcissusdaffodilsNarcissusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusSoft-bromeBromus hordeaceusCommon ChickweedStellaria mediaCommon ChickweedStellaria media