Moated site immediately south west of St Mary's Church
2 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
52.04365, -1.89333
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Robin
- ✦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 — Carrion Crow, Robin, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Mammals — Rabbit, Roe Deer, Red Fox +11 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Syritta pipiens, Eristalis tenax, Large White +106 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Wyche WayWalking route79 km▾
A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route212 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 212 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Weather for this location
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8,387 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
8,387 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Rook +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +1
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HumanHomo sapiens2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Red-legged Shieldbug · Oedemera virescens · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle +29
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
8,387 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Rook +36
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- MagpiePica pica2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- SwiftApus apus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Common GullLarus canus2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2023
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2023
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2023
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- CootFulica atra2023
🦌Mammals6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Badger · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel +1
- BadgerMeles meles
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- HumanHomo sapiens2024
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians1 species
springsummer
2025▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
Red-legged Shieldbug · Oedemera virescens · Syrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle +29
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Oedemera virescensOedemera virescens
- SyrphusSyrphus
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2023
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Black Sexton Beetle
Black Sexton Beetle
Nicrophorus humator2023
Nicrophorus humator2023
Elm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmiElm-currant AphidEriosoma ulmi7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusBronze ShieldbugTroilus luridusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatusSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensSyritta pipiensOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusPine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatusSicusSicusSicusSicusHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusBand-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromiusHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaBroad CenturionChloromyia formosaStable FlyStomoxys calcitransStable FlyStomoxys calcitransDorytomus ictorDorytomus ictorDorytomus ictorDorytomus ictorPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaPhaoniaCommon BluebottleCalliphora vicinaCommon BluebottleCalliphora vicinaOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024Clover Seed WeevilProtapion trifolii2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2024Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2024Hollyhock WeevilRhopalapion longirostre2024Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2023Protapion nigritarseProtapion nigritarse2023Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023Tiger CraneflyNephrotoma flavescens2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum2023Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2023Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2023Cabbage Seed WeevilCeutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)2023Cabbage Seed WeevilCeutorhynchus obstrictus (=assimilis auctt.)2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023St Marks FlyBibio marci2023