Moated site SW of the church
1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
52.05149, -2.77037
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +49 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 8 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
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
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)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
Church Walkpublic footpath · 413 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 413 mPath type: footway
41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route120 m▾
Named routeRef 44Length 120 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Lychgate at St. Michael's church (Breinton)
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Wildlife to spot
19,694 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,694 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blackcap +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Redshank · Common Crystalwort · Common Pocket-moss · Common Pottia · Neat Feather-moss +6
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Cylindric Beard-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,694 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBlue Tit · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blackcap +24
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Great TitParus major
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
7-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
Redshank · Common Crystalwort · Common Pocket-moss · Common Pottia · Neat Feather-moss +6
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Common CrystalwortRiccia sorocarpa
- Common Pocket-mossFissidens taxifolius
- Common PottiaTortula truncata
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Dune Thread-mossBryum dichotomum
- Cylindric Beard-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Didymodon insulanus
Didymodon insulanus
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeumSilky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum