Settlement SE of Chesterton Farm
21 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha
Getting here
51.69753, -1.97862
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Long-tailed Tit +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Roesel's Bush-cricket, Harlequin Ladybird +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Roman Way; Named hiking route nearby: The Roman Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 14 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km▾
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional 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
Thames PathWalking route296 km▾
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Cranhams Lanepublic footpath · 109 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 109 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
The Maplespublic footpath · 131 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mPath type: residential
42 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route105 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route592 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 592 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route9.3 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 9.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route96 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 96 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Muddy track near Chesterton Farm
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Wildlife to spot
11,104 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,104 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Goldcrest +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +3
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,104 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Goldcrest +40
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
Hedgehog
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2026▾
Smooth Newt · Common Frog
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
Common Darter · Harlequin Ladybird · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker +3
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Migrant HawkerAeshna mixta2025
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025