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Burhill Fort

7 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome7 ha

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52.02482, -1.87840

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
✦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

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Jackdaw +75 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Red-legged Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Donnington WayWalking route100 km

Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route

Winchcombe Way (East)Walking route

The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe

Named routeRef wiwRegional walking route

Wyche WayWalking route79 km

A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

Isbourne WayWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cotswold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow +45

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
RavenCorvus corax
Rock DoveColumba livia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little OwlAthene noctua
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

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Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Domestic Dog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Heterotoma planicornis · Orange Ladybird · Willow Bean-galler +18

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
SyrphusSyrphus
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Bronze Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

7,667 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

spring

2025

Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Robin · Stock Dove · Carrion Crow +45

JackdawColoeus monedula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
BlackbirdTurdus merula
DunnockPrunella modularis
RookCorvus frugilegus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea
LinnetLinaria cannabina
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwiftApus apus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
SwallowHirundo rustica
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
SiskinSpinus spinus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
RavenCorvus corax
Rock DoveColumba livia
House MartinDelichon urbicum
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Little OwlAthene noctua
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024

🦌

Mammals4 species

spring

2025

Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Badger · Domestic Dog

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
BadgerMeles meles
Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

summer

2025

Red-legged Shieldbug · Syrphus · Heterotoma planicornis · Orange Ladybird · Willow Bean-galler +18

Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
SyrphusSyrphus
Heterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornis
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Bronze Shieldbug

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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