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Medieval settlement at Haselbech

6 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

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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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Blueish Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort +51 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Blueish Veilwort, Dilated Scalewort +51 more · last seen 2022

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Brick, Large White, Ringlet +7 more · last seen 2010; Insects — Brick, Large White, Ringlet +7 more · last seen 2010

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Midshires WayWalking route370 km

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route

Jurassic WayWalking route142 km

Named routeLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

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

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Brampton Valley WayCycling route

Named route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route204 m

Named routeRef 6Length 204 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.4 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 6Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route3.7 km

Named routeRef 6Length 3.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

938 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

summer

2025

Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Skylark · Green Woodpecker +16

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
BuzzardButeo buteo2019
MagpiePica pica2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
Great TitParus major2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
SwiftApus apus2019
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2019
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Brown Hare

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2019

🌿

Plants117 species

spring

2024

Creeping Cinquefoil · Hogweed · Holly · Dandelion · Wood Dock +112

Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
HollyIlex aquifolium
DandelionTaraxacum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
HazelCorylus avellana
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
BrambleRubus fruticosus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Red CampionSilene dioica
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
White CloverTrifolium repens
ElmUlmus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
NipplewortLapsana communis
CleaversGalium aparine
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
IvyHedera helix
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
AshFraxinus excelsior
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
DaisyBellis perennis
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common VetchVicia sativa
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
HopHumulus lupulus
Field MapleAcer campestre
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Black BryonyTamus communis
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2022
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

938 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

summer

2025

Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Yellowhammer · Skylark · Green Woodpecker +16

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2019
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2019
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2019
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
Red KiteMilvus milvus2019
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2019
BuzzardButeo buteo2019
MagpiePica pica2019
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2019
LinnetLinaria cannabina2019
Great TitParus major2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2019
BlackbirdTurdus merula2019
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2019
SwiftApus apus2019
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2019
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2019

🦌

Mammals2 species

springsummerautumn

2022

Hedgehog · Brown Hare

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
Brown HareLepus europaeus2019

🌿

Plants117 species

spring

2024

Creeping Cinquefoil · Hogweed · Holly · Dandelion · Wood Dock +112

Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
HollyIlex aquifolium
DandelionTaraxacum
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
DogwoodCornus sanguinea
HazelCorylus avellana
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
YarrowAchillea millefolium
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubium
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
BrambleRubus fruticosus
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Greater PlantainPlantago major
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Rosa caninaRosa canina
Annual Meadow-grassPoa annua
BlackthornPrunus spinosa
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Ground-ivyGlechoma hederacea
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Red CampionSilene dioica
Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
White CloverTrifolium repens
ElmUlmus
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
NipplewortLapsana communis
CleaversGalium aparine
Welted ThistleCarduus crispus
IvyHedera helix
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
AshFraxinus excelsior
Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
Polygonum avicularePolygonum aviculare
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Cut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectum
Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca
Prickly LettuceLactuca serriola
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare
DaisyBellis perennis
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Stinking IrisIris foetidissima
Wild TeaselDipsacus fullonum
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Common ChickweedStellaria media
Wall SpeedwellVeronica arvensis
HawthornCrataegus monogyna
Common VetchVicia sativa
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Great LettuceLactuca virosa
Small-flowered Crane's-billGeranium pusillum
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum
Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus
Bristly OxtongueHelminthotheca echioides
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
PineappleweedMatricaria discoidea
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Black MedickMedicago lupulina
Hairy TareErvilia hirsuta
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum
ElderSambucus nigra
Wild CarrotDaucus carota subsp. carota
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
False Oat-grassArrhenatherum elatius
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
HopHumulus lupulus
Field MapleAcer campestre
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Horse-radishArmoracia rusticana
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wild BasilClinopodium vulgare
Portugal LaurelPrunus lusitanica
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Midland HawthornCrataegus laevigata
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Malus sylvestrisMalus sylvestris
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Black BryonyTamus communis
Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia2022
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2019
Grey Field-speedwellVeronica polita2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian Rob · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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