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Cross Dyke

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51.76186, -2.25260

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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

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +90 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +90 more · last seen 2026

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

8 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route

Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route

Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route

MST27Walking route

Named routeRef MST27

Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way)Walking route

Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted

Named routeRef (T&S W)Point-to-pointRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

55 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route

Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network

Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route

Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route817 m

Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route104 m

Named routeRef 45Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Robbers Roadbridleway · 909 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 909 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Robbers Roadbridleway · 237 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 237 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

23,286 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

23,286 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springautumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +68

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwiftApus apus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Roe Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects93 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Corizus hyoscyami · Green Shieldbug +88

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Rhyparochromus piniRhyparochromus pini2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025
Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
OpomyzaOpomyza2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2024
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
HoverflySyrphidae2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2024
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Ischnopterapion loti/modestumIschnopterapion loti/modestum2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) lotiAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) loti2024
Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2024
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023
Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus2023
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2023
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2023
EristalisEristalis2023
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Ischnomera sanguinicollisIschnomera sanguinicollis2023
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2023
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2023
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Microplontus campestrisMicroplontus campestris2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2023
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2023
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2022
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2022
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2022
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Water Lily AphidRhopalosiphum nymphaeae2022

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2023

Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Greater Featherwort

Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

23,286 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds73 species

springautumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +68

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great TitParus major
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
MagpiePica pica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BuzzardButeo buteo
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RavenCorvus corax2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
SwiftApus apus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2024
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2023
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2023
Common GullLarus canus2022
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2022

🦌

Mammals2 species

springautumn

2024

Hedgehog · Roe Deer

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

spring

2025

Slow-worm · Grass Snake

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummer

2026

Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad

Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Common ToadBufo bufo2025

🐝

Insects93 species

springsummer

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Hairy-footed Flower Bee · Corizus hyoscyami · Green Shieldbug +88

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2025
Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025
Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025
Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025
Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Cassida vibexCassida vibex2024
Red Mason BeeOsmia bicornis2023
Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025
Rhyparochromus piniRhyparochromus pini2024
2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2023
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2022
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025
Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025
Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025
Black-horned GemMicrochrysa polita2025
Bloody-nosed BeetleTimarcha tenebricosa2025
Pavid Willow NematineEuura pavida2024
Twin-spot CenturionSargus bipunctatus2024
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
OpomyzaOpomyza2024
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus2024
Stictoleptura rubraStictoleptura rubra2024
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2024
Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
HoverflySyrphidae2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2024
Grammoptera ruficornisGrammoptera ruficornis2024
Thistle Tortoise BeetleCassida rubiginosa2024
Ischnopterapion loti/modestumIschnopterapion loti/modestum2024
Pachyrhinus lethierryiPachyrhinus lethierryi2024
Acyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) lotiAcyrthosiphon (Acyrthosiphon) loti2024
Orchestes alniOrchestes alni2024
Epistrophe grossulariaeEpistrophe grossulariae2023
Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus2023
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2023
Figwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariae2023
EristalisEristalis2023
Common Rose FusehornArge pagana2023
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria2023
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2023
Scaeva pyrastriScaeva pyrastri2023
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2023
Ischnomera sanguinicollisIschnomera sanguinicollis2023
Platycheirus scutatusPlatycheirus scutatus2023
Geomyza tripunctataGeomyza tripunctata2023
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2023
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2023
Microplontus campestrisMicroplontus campestris2023
Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2023
Silver FishLepisma saccharinum2023
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2023
Meliscaeva auricollisMeliscaeva auricollis2023
Zig-zag Elm SawflyAproceros leucopoda2022
Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2022
Eupeodes latifasciatusEupeodes latifasciatus2022
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2022
Water Lily AphidRhopalosiphum nymphaeae2022

🌿

Plants2 species

winter

2023

Hornschuch's Beard-moss · Greater Featherwort

Hornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianum
Greater FeatherwortPlagiochila asplenioides

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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