Medieval settlement at Much Cowarne, immediately south east of Mill House
3 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
52.11855, -2.55385
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Cuckoo and Blackbird
- ✦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
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Cuckoo, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Cuckoo, Blackbird, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bluebell, Narrow-leaved Pepperwort, Perforate St John's-wort +160 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Comma, Large White, Gatekeeper +7 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Withington to Stanford Bishop)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Footpath South From Much Cowarne Church
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Wildlife to spot
4,935 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,935 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Wren +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Aquarius paludum
- Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum
Scarlet Elfcup
- Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
Narrow-leaved Pepperwort · Sticky Mouse-ear · Scarlet Pimpernel · Field Bindweed · Common Ragwort +74
- Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2021
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2021
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021
- Bluebell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,935 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlackbird · Robin · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Wren +38
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- MagpiePica pica
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2022
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2021
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
winterautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2024
Aquarius paludum
- Aquarius paludumAquarius paludum
Scarlet Elfcup
- Scarlet ElfcupSarcoscypha austriaca
Narrow-leaved Pepperwort · Sticky Mouse-ear · Scarlet Pimpernel · Field Bindweed · Common Ragwort +74
- Narrow-leaved PepperwortLepidium ruderale
- Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum2021
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2021
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2021
- Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris2021
- Bluebell
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021
Hyacinthoides non-scripta x hispanica = H. x massartiana2021
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021YarrowAchillea millefolium2021Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum2021Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2021Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas2021Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2021Fox-and-cubsPilosella aurantiaca2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Red CampionSilene dioica2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021Purple ToadflaxLinaria purpurea2021Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2021Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris2021Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2021Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BrambleRubus fruticosus2021BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021BittersweetSolanum dulcamara2021Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021Hairy Bitter-cressCardamine hirsuta2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2021CleaversGalium aparine2021CleaversGalium aparine2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2021Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum2021Solomon's-sealPolygonatum multiflorum2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021Field Forget-me-notMyosotis arvensis2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021HawthornCrataegus monogyna2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense2021Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2021Marsh WoundwortStachys palustris2021Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021White Dead-nettleLamium album2021Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2021Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2021Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum2021Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2021Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum2021ElderSambucus nigra2021ElderSambucus nigra2021Greater BurdockArctium lappa2021Greater BurdockArctium lappa2021Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2021Common FigwortScrophularia nodosa2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Yellow IrisIris pseudacorus2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius2021HopHumulus lupulus2021HopHumulus lupulus2021Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2021Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021SilverweedPotentilla anserina2021Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Field MapleAcer campestre2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus2021Silver BirchBetula pendula2021Silver BirchBetula pendula2021Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2021American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021American WillowherbEpilobium ciliatum2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021Common NettleUrtica dioica2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens2021Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2021Common IvyHedera helix subsp. helix2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Meadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensis2021Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021Smooth Sow-thistleSonchus oleraceus2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Wych ElmUlmus glabra2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Greater PlantainPlantago major2021Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2021Rough ChervilChaerophyllum temulum2021Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2021Hedge MustardSisymbrium officinale2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Goat WillowSalix caprea2021Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanum2021Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. montanum var. montanum2021Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2021Welted ThistleCarduus crispus2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021BlackthornPrunus spinosa2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum2021BroomCytisus scoparius2021BroomCytisus scoparius2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus2021DogwoodCornus sanguinea2021DogwoodCornus sanguinea2021HemlockConium maculatum2021HemlockConium maculatum2021Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021Lesser CelandineFicaria verna2021TimothyPhleum pratense2021TimothyPhleum pratense2021Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2021Caper SpurgeEuphorbia lathyris2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria2021Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021Red Dead-nettleLamium purpureum2021