Moated site 300m east of Stourton Methodist Chapel 4 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › West Midlands › Stratford-on-Avon Getting here
52.03045, -1.56637
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Chapel scheduled monument
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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🍄 Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Spotted Flycatcher, Blackbird, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Flavoplaca limonia, Acarospora fuscata, Scoliciosporum umbrinum +119 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Flavoplaca limonia, Acarospora fuscata, Scoliciosporum umbrinum +119 more · last seen 2014
Varies
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Southern Hawker, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Southern Hawker, Meadow Brown +55 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Shakespeare's Way Walking route 235 km ▾
Named route Length 235 km Regional walking route
Show on map Centenary Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref CW Listed length 100 mi Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Link Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cross Cotswold Pathway Walking route ▾
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map 33 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 5 National Cycle Network
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 75 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 75 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 344 m ▾
Named route Ref 5 Length 344 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 245 m ▾
Named route Length 245 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
2,037 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,037 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Swift · Wren · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff +40
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Painted Lady · Peacock · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +8
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Yellow Corydalis · Pedunculate Oak · Primrose · Scots Pine · Field Maple +59
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Primrose Primula vulgaris Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Field Maple Acer campestre Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum Sun Spurge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,037 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Spotted Flycatcher · Swift · Wren · Chaffinch · Chiffchaff +40
Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Swift Apus apus2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Raven Corvus corax2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Blackbird Turdus merula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2022 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2022 Stock Dove Columba oenas2021 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Little Owl Athene noctua2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2021 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2021 Great Tit Parus major2021 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2021 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2021 Skylark Alauda arvensis2021 Linnet Linaria cannabina2021 Rook Corvus frugilegus2021 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Painted Lady · Peacock · Small White · Small Tortoiseshell · Red Admiral +8
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Small White Pieris rapae2019 Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019 Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019 Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus Yellow Corydalis · Pedunculate Oak · Primrose · Scots Pine · Field Maple +59
Yellow Corydalis Pseudofumaria lutea Pedunculate Oak Quercus robur Primrose Primula vulgaris Scots Pine Pinus sylvestris Field Maple Acer campestre Russian Comfrey Symphytum asperum x officinale = S. x uplandicum Sun Spurge Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2022
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2022
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2020
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2019
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2019 Euphorbia helioscopia
Euphorbia helioscopia
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Stinking Iris Iris foetidissima
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Beech Fagus sylvatica
Swedish Whitebeam (aggregate) Sorbus intermedia
Swedish Whitebeam (aggregate) Sorbus intermedia
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Bush Vetch Vicia sepium
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Guelder-rose Viburnum opulus
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Garden Lady's-mantle Alchemilla mollis
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Honeysuckle Lonicera periclymenum
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Sweet Violet Viola odorata
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Slender Speedwell Veronica filiformis
Hazel Corylus avellana
Hazel Corylus avellana
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Norway Maple Acer platanoides
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Green Field-speedwell Veronica agrestis
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica
Yellow-flowered Strawberry Potentilla indica
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum
Arum italicum subsp. italicum Arum italicum subsp. italicum
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tansy Tanacetum vulgare
Tasteless Stonecrop Sedum sexangulare
Tasteless Stonecrop Sedum sexangulare
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Bulbous Buttercup Ranunculus bulbosus
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena
Love-in-a-mist Nigella damascena
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Yellow Iris Iris pseudacorus
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Lesser Swine-cress Lepidium didymum
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Sheep's Sorrel Rumex acetosella
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Tufted Vetch Vicia cracca
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Garden Grape-hyacinth Muscari armeniacum
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Druce's Crane's-bill Geranium endressii x versicolor = G. x oxonianum
Balm Melissa officinalis
Balm Melissa officinalis
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Green Alkanet Pentaglottis sempervirens
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Stork's-bill Erodium cicutarium
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Bulrush Typha latifolia
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Wall Barley Hordeum murinum
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Common Whitebeam Sorbus aria
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris
Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia
Peach-leaved Bellflower Campanula persicifolia
Hop Humulus lupulus
Hop Humulus lupulus
Black Currant Ribes nigrum
Black Currant Ribes nigrum
Great Forget-me-not Brunnera macrophylla
Great Forget-me-not Brunnera macrophylla
White Stonecrop Sedum album
White Stonecrop Sedum album
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Wayfaring-tree Viburnum lantana
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis
Least Yellow-sorrel Oxalis exilis
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Black Horehound Ballota nigra
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Smooth Meadow-grass Poa pratensis
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Columbine Aquilegia vulgaris
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Fat-hen Chenopodium album
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Shining Crane's-bill Geranium lucidum
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Gypsywort Lycopus europaeus
Weeping Willow Salix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis
Weeping Willow Salix alba x babylonica = S. x sepulcralis
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Black-grass Alopecurus myosuroides
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Common Sallow Salix cinerea
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Dwarf Mallow Malva neglecta
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Greater Periwinkle Vinca major
Hybrid Black-poplar Populus deltoides x nigra = P. x canadensis
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