Randwick Hill long barrow, round barrows and dyke
1 ha
Plan your visit
✦Heritage🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.76138, -2.25230
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ✦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
Historic site with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
MST27Walking route▾
Named routeRef MST27
Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way)Walking route▾
Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted
Named routeRef (T&S W)Point-to-pointRegional walking route
55 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route817 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Robbers Roadbridleway · 909 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 909 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Robbers Roadbridleway · 237 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 237 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Photos
The cross dyke on Standish Hill
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Wildlife to spot
13,784 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
13,784 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Corizus hyoscyami · 7-spot Ladybird · Great Green Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird +29
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Eristalis tenax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,784 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +39
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Great TitParus major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Grass Snake
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians2 species
springwinter
2026▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
🐝Insects34 species
springsummer
2026▾
Corizus hyoscyami · 7-spot Ladybird · Great Green Bush-cricket · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird +29
- Corizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyami2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- Eristalis tenax
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorPied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolorScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercorariaDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorEpistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans2025Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025Biting MidgeCeratopogonidae2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025Hill Cuckoo BeeBombus rupestris2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025