🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Woodpigeon
✦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
🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Rook and Woodpigeon
✦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
£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
9 activities
🦅
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦
Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: CROSS IN CHURCHYARD OF CHURCH OF THE HOLY ROOD; Historic site with public access
Free
🦉
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Rook, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +77 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄
Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Porpidia tuberculosa, Myriolecis dispersa +21 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🦋
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Red Admiral, Gatekeeper +145 more · last seen 2024
Free
🐶
Dog walks
Good match
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km
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Walking
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3 signed routes nearby · 9 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
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 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 routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling
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34 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route226 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 226 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route155 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 155 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route348 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 348 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
