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Getting here
52.17595, -2.39250
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦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
- 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue Tit
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +127 more · last seen 2026
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Parkland WalkWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 km
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Herefordshire Views WalkWalking route1 km▾
Named routeLength 1 km
Three Choirs Way (Stanford Bishop to Worcester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Worcestershire WayWalking route50 km▾
Walking route from Bewdley to Great Malvern
Named routeLength 50 kmRegional walking route
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Crews Hill - entrance to Baston Hall
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Wildlife to spot
9,307 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
9,307 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Bat · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle · Weasel · Grey Squirrel +1
- BatChiroptera
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Emperor Dragonfly · Speckled Wood · Southern Hawker · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Batman Hoverfly +71
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,307 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds26 species
winterspring
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +21
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Bat · Muntjac · Soprano Pipistrelle · Weasel · Grey Squirrel +1
- BatChiroptera
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Common FrogRana temporaria2024
Emperor Dragonfly · Speckled Wood · Southern Hawker · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Batman Hoverfly +71
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2025Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Clusiodes gentilisClusiodes gentilis2025Clusiodes gentilisClusiodes gentilis2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Noble ChaferGnorimus nobilis2025Noble ChaferGnorimus nobilis2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202510-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Eristalis nemorumEristalis nemorum2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025Fig GallTetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025SyrphusSyrphus2025SyrphusSyrphus2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Green Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2025Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2025Tenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferiTenthredo arcuata/brevicornis/notha/schaefferi2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Black SnipeflyChrysopilus cristatus2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2025Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Epistrophe diaphanaEpistrophe diaphana2025Epistrophe diaphanaEpistrophe diaphana2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2025Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025Notch-horned ClegHaematopota pluvialis2025PhyllobiusPhyllobius2025PhyllobiusPhyllobius2025Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2025Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigataStenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Syrphus vitripennisSyrphus vitripennis2025Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2025Cionus alaudaCionus alauda2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Syrphus torvusSyrphus torvus2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Platycheirus rosarumPlatycheirus rosarum2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025SpheginaSphegina2025SpheginaSphegina2025Dasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustus2025Dasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus2025Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025Common Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyri2025Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2025Ant BeetleThanasimus formicarius2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025Denticollis linearisDenticollis linearis2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Liophloeus tessulatusLiophloeus tessulatus2025Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024