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Harold's House

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51.58917, -2.72537

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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
🛝Playground 192m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground 192m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

5 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 — Mallard, Shelduck, Black-headed Gull +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Shelduck, Black-headed Gull +87 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Eristalis tenax, Syrphus +21 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Selfheal, Atlas Cedar, Yew +4 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Selfheal, Atlas Cedar, Yew +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km

Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Caldicot & Black Rock LoopWalking route8.5 km

A circular route from Caldicote Castle to the coast near the Prince of Wales Bridge, then along the Wales Coast path to the Iron Age Fort near Sudbrook, then on to the Black Rock before heading back to Caldicot Castle.

Named routeLength 8.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Undy & Caldicot Moor LoopWalking route7.5 km

Named routeLength 7.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route

Named routeRef WCPNational walking route

🚴

Cycling

70 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV1International cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network

National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route

Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route

Named routeRef EV2International cycle route

Wildlife to spot

25,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

25,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Stonechat · Pintail · Grey Heron +54

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Pea-leaf Weevil

Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

🌿

Plants2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Selfheal · Atlas Cedar

SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Atlas CedarCedrus atlantica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

25,784 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

autumnwinter

2026

Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Stonechat · Pintail · Grey Heron +54

Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
CurlewNumenius arquata2025
RedshankTringa totanus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great TitParus major2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
CootFulica atra2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Bar-tailed GodwitLimosa lapponica2025
KnotCalidris canutus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2025
Jack SnipeLymnocryptes minimus2025
Grey PloverPluvialis squatarola2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Pea-leaf Weevil

Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus

🌿

Plants2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Selfheal · Atlas Cedar

SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Atlas CedarCedrus atlantica

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Neil Owen · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crossing Harold's Park

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