Small multivallate hillfort 660m east of Whitfield Farm
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.62176, -2.44983
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mute Swan
- ✦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
- 🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Coot and Mute Swan
- ✦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 — Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Coot, Mute Swan, Mallard +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire)Walking route27 km▾
Named routeRef JWSGLength 27 kmLocal walking route
The Slitherpublic footpath · 47 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 47 mPath type: footway
The Slitherpublic footpath · 3 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 3 mPath type: steps
The Slitherpublic footpath · 9 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mPath type: footway
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route8.4 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 8.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Footpath near Whitfield Farm
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
7,464 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,464 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Nuthatch +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Muntjac
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella +4
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,464 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds55 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Nuthatch +50
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- CootFulica atra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MagpiePica pica
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GadwallMareca strepera
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
Muntjac
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Lesser Stag Beetle · Minotaur Beetle · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella +4
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meliscaeva cinctellaMeliscaeva cinctella
- Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea
Rough-stalked Feather-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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