Milhampost Roman site
5 ha
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🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.97406, -1.94017
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Peacock +153 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Small White, Peacock +153 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Mistletoe, Bluebell, Elder +1 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Mistletoe, Bluebell, Elder +1 more · last seen 2020
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 15 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
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
1,893 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
1,893 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Long-eared Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rhingia rostrata · Box Bug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Riponnensia splendens +8
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,893 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Goldfinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- SwiftApus apus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- MagpiePica pica2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Hedgehog · Common Pipistrelle · Grey Squirrel · Long-eared Bat species · Soprano Pipistrelle +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2022
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2022
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2022
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2022
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects13 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Rhingia rostrata · Box Bug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Riponnensia splendens +8
- Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
- Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2022Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii2022Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024Omphalapion hookerorumOmphalapion hookerorum2023Omphalapion hookerorumOmphalapion hookerorum2023Amalus scortillumAmalus scortillum2023Amalus scortillumAmalus scortillum2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dermestes murinusDermestes murinus2022Dermestes murinusDermestes murinus2022Phania funestaPhania funesta2021Phania funestaPhania funesta2021