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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.96857, -1.92812
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦68+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: HAILES ABBEY; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Small Tortoiseshell +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 11 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
Isbourne WayWalking route22 km▾
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
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
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
1,334 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,334 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummer
2022▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Long-eared Bat species +3
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Forget-me-not Shieldbug · Dotted Bee-fly · Rhingia rostrata · Box Bug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +16
- Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,334 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Great Tit · Carrion Crow · Pheasant · Woodpigeon +42
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- SwiftApus apus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- MagpiePica pica2023
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
🦌Mammals8 species
wintersummer
2022▾
Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Soprano Pipistrelle · Long-eared Bat species +3
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
🐝Insects21 species
springsummer
2025▾
Forget-me-not Shieldbug · Dotted Bee-fly · Rhingia rostrata · Box Bug · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +16
- Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Brandt's Bat
Brandt's Bat
Myotis brandtii
Myotis brandtii
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021Riponnensia splendens
Riponnensia splendens
Riponnensia splendens2024
Riponnensia splendens2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2024Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2024Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024Omphalapion hookerorumOmphalapion hookerorum2023Omphalapion hookerorumOmphalapion hookerorum2023Amalus scortillumAmalus scortillum2023Amalus scortillumAmalus scortillum2023Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2023Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Coppice Mining BeeAndrena helvola2023Coppice Mining BeeAndrena helvola2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Tachina feraTachina fera2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023Dermestes murinusDermestes murinus2022Dermestes murinusDermestes murinus2022