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📷 Wikipedia · Ancaster (Roman town) · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.21238, -1.86826

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦45+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Woodpigeon
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Orangemabel — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +42 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham; Named hiking route nearby: E2 hiking trail Birmingham

Free

Family friendly

café

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional walking route
E2 hiking trail BirminghamWalking route
Named routeNational walking route
Arden WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 42Regional walking route
Priory Tuerypublic footpath · 131 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Abbey Tuerypublic footpath · 104 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 104 mPath type: footway
Nelson Tuerypublic footpath · 49 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 49 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Route SRCycling route
Named routeRef SRLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route67 m
Named routeRef 5Length 67 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.8 km
Named routeRef 5Length 5.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route231 m
Named routeRef 5Length 231 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route617 m
Named routeRef 5Length 617 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Ancaster (Roman town)

📷 Wikipedia · Ancaster (Roman town) · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱St Peter's ChurchUrban park3.6 km→🌱Gas House Lane Recreation GroundUrban park100 m→🐄Alcester Country MarketVisitor farm300 m→⛪Alcester Methodist ChurchReligious grounds300 m→⛪St Nicholas's ChurchReligious grounds300 m→✦Ragley HallHistoric site2.7 km→