Moated site 360m north of Joanshill Farm
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.03999, -2.59640
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +40 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Gatekeeper, Ringlet, Green-veined White +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 46
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 14 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
Woolhope Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km▾
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope)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
Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington)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
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
35,134 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
35,134 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Jay · Treecreeper · Robin · Blackbird +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Weasel +2
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Green-veined White · Red Wood Ant · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +19
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Common Twayblade · Dyer's Greenweed · Creeping Cinquefoil · Yellow Pimpernel
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
35,134 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Jay · Treecreeper · Robin · Blackbird +30
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
🦌Mammals7 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Muntjac · Fallow Deer · Hazel Dormouse · Otter · Weasel +2
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- OtterLutra lutra
- WeaselMustela nivalis
- Hedgehog
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects24 species
summerautumn
2026▾
Green-veined White · Red Wood Ant · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper +19
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa2025
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
🌿Plants5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Spotted-orchid · Common Twayblade · Dyer's Greenweed · Creeping Cinquefoil · Yellow Pimpernel
- Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
- Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
- Dyer's GreenweedGenista tinctoria
- Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
- Yellow PimpernelLysimachia nemorum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Erinaceus europaeus2024
Erinaceus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024Red Admiral
Red Admiral
Vanessa atalanta2024
Vanessa atalanta2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Migratory LocustLocusta migratoriaMigratory LocustLocusta migratoria7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025Scarce 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella magnifica2025Scarce 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella magnifica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2025Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024