Site of the medieval village of Astwick and the moated site 1500yds (1370m) SW of Evenley village
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
52.00266, -1.17147
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Merlin
- ✦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
- 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Barn Owl and Merlin
- ✦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 — Barn Owl, Merlin, Little Grebe +41 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Merlin, Little Grebe +41 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Daisy, Field Bindweed, Yarrow +17 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Ringlet +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Medieval village of Astwick
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
1,863 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
1,863 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Merlin · Little Grebe · Yellow-legged Gull · Tufted Duck +39
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2021
- CootFulica atra2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- WigeonMareca penelope2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2023▾
Badger · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Small White · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Peacock · Gatekeeper +6
- Small WhitePieris rapae2020
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2020
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2020
- PeacockAglais io2020
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2020
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Daisy · Field Bindweed · Yarrow · Selfheal · Betony +15
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
1,863 records · National Biodiversity NetworkBarn Owl · Merlin · Little Grebe · Yellow-legged Gull · Tufted Duck +39
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus2021
- CootFulica atra2021
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- CurlewNumenius arquata2022
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2021
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2022
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2021
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwiftApus apus2023
- RookCorvus frugilegus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2022
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2021
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2021
- WigeonMareca penelope2021
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2022
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2022
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2022
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2021
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2021
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
🦌Mammals2 species
winterspringsummer
2023▾
Badger · Hedgehog
- BadgerMeles meles
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2022
Small White · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Peacock · Gatekeeper +6
- Small WhitePieris rapae2020
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2020
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2020
- PeacockAglais io2020
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2020
- Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae
Daisy · Field Bindweed · Yarrow · Selfheal · Betony +15
- DaisyBellis perennis
- Field BindweedConvolvulus arvensis2025
- YarrowAchillea millefolium2025
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris2025
- BetonyBetonica officinalis2025
- Common MallowMalva sylvestris2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2020
2020
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisJuniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2024Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Black ClockPterostichus madidus2024Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2020Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2020Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020Green-veined WhitePieris napi2020SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025Wall-rueAsplenium ruta-muraria2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025White CloverTrifolium repens2025RowanSorbus aucuparia2024RowanSorbus aucuparia2024Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2024Lamb's-earStachys byzantina2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare2024Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024Field MadderSherardia arvensis2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Common NettleUrtica dioica2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Red CloverTrifolium pratense2024Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2024Dwarf ThistleCirsium acaule2024Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2023Wayfaring-treeViburnum lantana2023Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023Common Stork's-billErodium cicutarium2023Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata2021Events & activities nearby
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