Glade
← Back✦ Historic site

Moated site at Church Farm

1 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.78632, -2.32111

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Mistle Thrush and Chaffinch
  • ✦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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2025; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
MST27Walking route
Named routeRef MST27
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Bruce Trail Friendship TrailWalking route9.7 km

Cotswold Way Bruce Trail Friendship Trail: beacons, commons and woods.

Named routeRef BTFTLength 9.7 kmLocal walking route
🚴

Cycling

45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route104 m
Named routeRef 45Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 41Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Moreton Valence church

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Moreton Valence church

1 / 16

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Fishers Meadow Recreation GroundUrban park4.6 km→✦Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworksHistoric site4.6 km→✦Haresfield CourtHistoric site2.9 km→✦FRAMPTON COURTHistoric site3.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→✦Manor FarmHistoric site1.5 km→