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Enclosures NE of Fernhill Farm

4 ha

📷 Dave Bushell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.11963, -1.99312

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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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Fieldfare, Wren +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Skylark, Fieldfare, Wren +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Dark Bush-cricket, Meadow Grasshopper +138 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Lowland meadows — wild flowers, berries and seasonal plants

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Isbourne WayWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route48 m
Named routeRef 41Length 48 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route6.7 km
Named routeRef 442Length 6.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Field of runner beans near Fernhill Farm, Charlton

📷 Dave Bushell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Field of runner beans near Fernhill Farm, Charlton

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🌱Abbey ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Workman GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱Cloister GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Wetland GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Workman GardensUrban park4.7 km→🌱The ValleyUrban park3.9 km→

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