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Getting here
51.71482, -1.96303
About Corinium Roman town
Corinium Dobunnorum was the Romano-British settlement at Cirencester in the present-day English county of Gloucestershire. Its 2nd-century walls enclosed the second-largest area of a city in Roman Britain. It was the tribal capital of the Dobunni and is usually thought to have been the capital of the Diocletian-era province of Britannia Prima.
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldcrest and Nuthatch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Madeleines — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Goldcrest and Nuthatch
- 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
- ☕Madeleines — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Picnic day out
Very strong match
café, toilets, car park
Wildlife
Strong match
Birds — Goldcrest, Nuthatch, Long-tailed Tit +70 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Heritage
Strong match
Historic site with public access
Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper +60 more · last seen 2026
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
6 signed routes nearby · 38 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Matthews Walkpublic footpath · 272 m
Riverside Walkpublic footpath · 365 m
Riverside Walkpublic footpath · 273 m
🚴Cycling
44 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
Fosse2Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Main RouteCycling route592 m
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km
Main RouteCycling route96 m
🐴Horse riding
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Love Lanerestricted byway · 184 m
Love Lanerestricted byway · 330 m
Wildlife to spot
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