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Cromwell's Seat

📷 Martin Richard Phelan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.96804, -1.90957

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +60 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +62 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Diamond WayWalking route106 km

Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route

Donnington WayWalking route100 km

Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km

Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Cotswold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

2,476 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,476 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Great Tit · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Pheasant +51

Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MagpiePica pica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Marbled White +20

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2024
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,476 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds56 species

winterspringsummer

2025

Great Tit · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Pheasant +51

Great TitParus major
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
RobinErithacus rubecula
DunnockPrunella modularis
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Stock DoveColumba oenas
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
RookCorvus frugilegus
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
SwiftApus apus
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RavenCorvus corax
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
JackdawColoeus monedula
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BuzzardButeo buteo
Coal TitPeriparus ater
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
MagpiePica pica
House MartinDelichon urbicum
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
WhitethroatCurruca communis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Rock DoveColumba livia
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024

🐝

Insects25 species

springsummer

2025

Meadow Brown · Small White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Marbled White +20

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2024
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Martin Richard Phelan · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cotswold Way walkers at Cromwell's Seat - Farmcote, Gloucestershire

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