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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Rook
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦56+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Rook
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Tawny Owl, Rook, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Rook, House Sparrow +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +11 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +34 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Small White +34 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Diamond WayWalking route106 km

Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route

Donnington WayWalking route100 km

Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route

Windrush WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.

Named routeRef WinLength 22 km

Warden's WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA

Named routeRef WarLength 22 km

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cotswold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

2,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

2,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Tawny Owl · Rook · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail +54

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MagpiePica pica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Common GullLarus canus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2019
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2019

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +32

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2020
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Ptenidium nitidumPtenidium nitidum2019
Acrotrichis fascicularisAcrotrichis fascicularis2019
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2019
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2019
Baeocrara variolosaBaeocrara variolosa2019
Acrotrichis cognataAcrotrichis cognata2019
Ptiliolum fuscumPtiliolum fuscum2019
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2019
Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2019
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2018

🌿

Plants74 species

springautumn

2025

Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Bulbous Buttercup +69

Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
CleaversGalium aparine
DandelionTaraxacum2024
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Water MintMentha aquatica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
WoodruffGalium odoratum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
HawkbitLeontodon hispidus x saxatilis = L. x vegetus2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
HazelCorylus avellana2023
HawkweedHieracium2021
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana2021
IvyHedera helix
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BugleAjuga reptans
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Ostrich FernMatteuccia struthiopteris2023
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
SedgeCarex2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2022
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021
BurdockArctium2021
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
Sow ThistleSonchus2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2020
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

2,768 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds59 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Tawny Owl · Rook · House Sparrow · Blue Tit · Pied Wagtail +54

Tawny OwlStrix aluco2020
RookCorvus frugilegus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2023
RobinErithacus rubecula
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Great TitParus major2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2023
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Red KiteMilvus milvus2021
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MagpiePica pica2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2022
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
Common GullLarus canus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2021
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
GreenfinchChloris chloris2020
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2020
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2020
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2022
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2020
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2020
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2020
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2019
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2019

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2019

Hedgehog

HedgehogErinaceus europaeus

🐝

Insects37 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +32

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2020
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024
Mesembrina meridianaMesembrina meridiana2024
Ptenidium nitidumPtenidium nitidum2019
Acrotrichis fascicularisAcrotrichis fascicularis2019
Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus2019
Black ClockPterostichus madidus2019
Baeocrara variolosaBaeocrara variolosa2019
Acrotrichis cognataAcrotrichis cognata2019
Ptiliolum fuscumPtiliolum fuscum2019
Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus2019
Ephistemus globulusEphistemus globulus2019
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2019
White-letter HairstreakSatyrium w-album2018

🌿

Plants74 species

springautumn

2025

Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Thistle · Common Nettle · Creeping Buttercup · Bulbous Buttercup +69

Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Common NettleUrtica dioica
Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
CleaversGalium aparine
DandelionTaraxacum2024
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
BrambleRubus fruticosus
HogweedHeracleum sphondylium
Lesser CelandineFicaria verna
Water MintMentha aquatica
Red CloverTrifolium pratense
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024
WoodruffGalium odoratum
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
White CloverTrifolium repens
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum2024
Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024
Lesser / Wood BurdockArctium minus2023
AshFraxinus excelsior2023
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana2023
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2021
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum2024
HawkbitLeontodon hispidus x saxatilis = L. x vegetus2024
Dog-roseRosa canina2023
HawthornCrataegus monogyna2023
CowslipPrimula veris2023
Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis
Hard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratus
Marsh ThistleCirsium palustre
Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifolium
Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024
Meadow ButtercupRanunculus acris2024
HazelCorylus avellana2023
HawkweedHieracium2021
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans2021
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana or riviniana2021
IvyHedera helix
Cow ParsleyAnthriscus sylvestris
BugleAjuga reptans
Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024
Wood AvensGeum urbanum2024
Greater PlantainPlantago major2024
Ostrich FernMatteuccia struthiopteris2023
Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2023
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum2024
Black MedickMedicago lupulina2023
SedgeCarex2023
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis2023
Common ChickweedStellaria media2023
Bush VetchVicia sepium2023
MeadowsweetFilipendula ulmaria2023
Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023
Slender SpeedwellVeronica filiformis2022
Thyme-leaved SpeedwellVeronica serpyllifolia2022
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica2021
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus2021
BurdockArctium2021
Lesser StitchwortStellaria graminea2021
CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis2021
Sow ThistleSonchus2021
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica2021
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis2021
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa2020
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum2019
Wild StrawberryFragaria vesca2019

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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