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Moated site 200m west of St James' Church

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Getting here

51.82565, -2.28416

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️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
🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ 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
🛝Playground 197m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +68 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Pine Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Pine Ladybird, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +24 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

15 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route

Geopark WayWalking route175 km

Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route

Geology TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Farriers Endpublic footpath · 34 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 34 mPath type: residential

Saint James' Closepublic footpath · 93 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Main RouteCycling route22 m

Named routeRef 41Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Alternative RouteCycling route236 m

Named routeRef 41Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route54 m

Named routeRef 45Length 54 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

42,806 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,806 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Chaffinch · Blackcap +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

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Insects3 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,806 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds45 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Chaffinch · Blackcap +40

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great TitParus major
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
JackdawColoeus monedula
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025

🐝

Insects3 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · 7-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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