Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.95361, -1.77748
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swift
- ✦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
- 🐦41+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Kestrel and Swift
- ✦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 — Kestrel, Swift, Yellowhammer +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Kestrel, Swift, Yellowhammer +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Dingy Skipper, Small Blue +37 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dwarf Thistle, Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea, Hop Trefoil +22 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route4.6 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 4.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.7 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 6.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
567 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
567 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Swift · Yellowhammer · Swallow · Chaffinch +36
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- SwiftApus apus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Indet. DeerCervidae2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Large White · Dingy Skipper · Small Blue · Common Blue · Azure Damselfly +35
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
- Small BlueCupido minimus2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2018
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Dwarf Thistle · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Hop Trefoil · Salad Burnet · Caper Spurge +20
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2019
- Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2019
- Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2019
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2019
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2019
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
567 records · National Biodiversity NetworkKestrel · Swift · Yellowhammer · Swallow · Chaffinch +36
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- SwiftApus apus2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RookCorvus frugilegus2020
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2022
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
- Barn OwlTyto alba2020
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2018
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2018
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
🦌Mammals6 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2023▾
Mole · Hedgehog · Indet. Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare +1
- MoleTalpa europaea
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
- Indet. DeerCervidae2021
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2020
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
Large White · Dingy Skipper · Small Blue · Common Blue · Azure Damselfly +35
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
- Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
- Small BlueCupido minimus2019
- Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2018
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
Dwarf Thistle · Broad-leaved Everlasting-pea · Hop Trefoil · Salad Burnet · Caper Spurge +20
- Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2019
- Broad-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus latifolius2019
- Hop TrefoilTrifolium campestre2019
- Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba2019
- Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2019
- Bee OrchidOphrys apifera
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2019Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus20192018
2018
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlatystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis2024Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2024Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024Orchid BeetleDascillus cervinus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022Dock BugCoreus marginatus2022Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2022Sermylassa halensisSermylassa halensis2022Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2020Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019PeacockAglais io2019PeacockAglais io2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Small WhitePieris rapae2019Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2018Spotted-winged DrosophilaDrosophila suzukii2018Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus2018Curtonotus aulicusCurtonotus aulicus2018Tachina feraTachina fera2018Tachina feraTachina fera2018Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2018Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2018Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2018Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2018Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2018Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2018Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2018Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2018Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2018Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2018Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2018Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2018Phaonia angelicaePhaonia angelicae2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018CommaPolygonia c-album2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Painted LadyVanessa cardui2018Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2018Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2018Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2018Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata2018Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2018Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2018Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2018Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2018Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2018Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum20182019
2019
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2019Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis2019Honey GarlicAllium siculum2019Honey GarlicAllium siculum2019SainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaSainfoinOnobrychis viciifoliaColumbineAquilegia vulgarisColumbineAquilegia vulgarisMouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021Mouse-ear-hawkweedPilosella officinarum2021Common RestharrowOnonis repens2019Common RestharrowOnonis repens2019Straw FoxgloveDigitalis lutea2019Straw FoxgloveDigitalis lutea2019Wild CarrotDaucus carota2019Wild CarrotDaucus carota2019Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2019Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare2019AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019AgrimonyAgrimonia eupatoria2019Bladder-sennaColutea arborescens2019Bladder-sennaColutea arborescens2019Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2019Hoary PlantainPlantago media2019Hoary PlantainPlantago media2019Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii2019Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2019Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba2019Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2019Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2019Clove PinkDianthus caryophyllus2019Clove PinkDianthus caryophyllus2019Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2019Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2019Quaking-grassBriza media2019Quaking-grassBriza media2019Events & activities nearby
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