Churchyard cross in St Mary's churchyard 0 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
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51.90153, -2.07617
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Churchyard cross scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Black Gold Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Black Gold Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Strong match
Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Magpie, Woodpigeon +32 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +27 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 45 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Winchcombe Way (West) Walking route ▾
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
Named route Ref wiw Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Isbourne Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Named route Length 22 km Local walking route
Show on map Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane) Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Chester Walk public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Surface paving_stones Path type: unclassified
Show on map Albion Walk public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Surface concrete Path type: residential
Show on map Northfield Passage public footpath · 189 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 189 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map 36 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 437 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 437 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 232 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 78 m ▾
Named route Length 78 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
20,543 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,543 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay · Moorhen +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Water Screw-moss · Lesser Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,543 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 35 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Jay · Moorhen +30
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Common Gull Larus canus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 30 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hornet Hoverfly +25
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 Water Screw-moss · Lesser Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Parent Bug
Parent Bug
Elasmucha grisea
Elasmucha grisea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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