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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.65191, -2.36673
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow 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
- 🐦62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow 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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Chalk Hill Blue, Marbled White +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
14 public paths nearby
Public paths
Big Ridebridleway · 9 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 9 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Photos
The Northern side of Brackenbury Ditches
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
28,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,165 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Swift · Robin · Carrion Crow · Hobby · Woodpigeon +44
- SwiftApus apus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug +6
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Athous bicolorAthous bicolor
Clustered Dock · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Mugwort · Giant Fescue · Common Broomrape +55
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Yellow-rattle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,165 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Swift · Robin · Carrion Crow · Hobby · Woodpigeon +44
- SwiftApus apus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Common GullLarus canus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- RavenCorvus corax
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter · Red-legged Shieldbug +6
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Athous bicolorAthous bicolor
Clustered Dock · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Mugwort · Giant Fescue · Common Broomrape +55
- Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
- MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
- Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
- Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
- Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
- Yellow-rattle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhinanthus minor
Rhinanthus minor
Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressaFlattened Meadow-grassPoa compressaKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareKnotgrassPolygonum aviculareBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiSmaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertoloniiLong-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinumLong-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinumKeeled GarlicAllium carinatumKeeled GarlicAllium carinatumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumRough ChervilChaerophyllum temulumMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreSlender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxiiSlender KnapweedCentaurea debeauxiiWild BasilClinopodium vulgareWild BasilClinopodium vulgareHairy VioletViola hirtaHairy VioletViola hirtaCorn MintMentha arvensisCorn MintMentha arvensisWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareWild MarjoramOriganum vulgareBuckthornRhamnus catharticaBuckthornRhamnus catharticaMusk-mallowMalva moschataMusk-mallowMalva moschataRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisPyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalisCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaCommon CentauryCentaurium erythraeaFairy FlaxLinum catharticumFairy FlaxLinum catharticumStone ParsleySison amomumStone ParsleySison amomumSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareTurkey OakQuercus cerrisTurkey OakQuercus cerrisWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaWood SageTeucrium scorodoniaDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiDes Etangs' St John's-wortHypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsiiMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisMeadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisGoat's-beardTragopogon pratensisScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaScented MayweedMatricaria chamomillaRed BartsiaOdontites vernusRed BartsiaOdontites vernusUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaUpright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonicaCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraCommon KnapweedCentaurea nigraWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisWood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralisHedge MustardSisymbrium officinaleHedge MustardSisymbrium officinalePerennial Rye-grassLolium perennePerennial Rye-grassLolium perenneCommon GromwellLithospermum officinaleCommon GromwellLithospermum officinaleRough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennisRough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennisGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGreat BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepiumGooseberryRibes uva-crispaGooseberryRibes uva-crispaCock's-footDactylis glomerataCock's-footDactylis glomerataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataWestern Red-cedarThuja plicataSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumField ScabiousKnautia arvensisField ScabiousKnautia arvensisSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumSoft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumPerforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatumTutsanHypericum androsaemumTutsanHypericum androsaemumBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaBeaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicariaCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiCommon Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsiiGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusGreater Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus pedunculatusYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumYellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorumCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaLawson CypressCupressus lawsonianaPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. majorMoschatelAdoxa moschatellinaMoschatelAdoxa moschatellina