Moated Site 570m west of Laxton Meadow Farm 2 ha
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51.92013, -2.04988
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.
Moated site scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Black-headed Gull, Lesser Black-backed Gull +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Blue-tailed Damselfly +155 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Blue-tailed Damselfly +155 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Winchcombe Way (West) Walking route ▾
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
Named route Ref wiw Regional walking route
Show on map Wychavon Way (old) Walking route ▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named route Ref WyWo
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Isbourne Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Named route Length 22 km Local walking route
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 78 m ▾
Named route Length 78 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 297 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 297 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Footpath around the racecourse
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Wildlife to spot
45,885 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 45,885 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Moorhen +52
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +25
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 45,885 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 57 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Mallard · Herring Gull · Woodpigeon · Mute Swan · Moorhen +52
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Redshank Tringa totanus2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black Swan Cygnus atratus2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Avocet Recurvirostra avosetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Dunlin Calidris alpina2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 30 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Large Red Damselfly · Azure Damselfly · Hawthorn Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +25
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri2025
Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
Elm Mining Sawfly Fenusa ulmi2025
Elm Mining Sawfly Fenusa ulmi2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 