Spoonley Woods Roman Villa
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife✦Heritage
Public accessDogs welcome
Getting here
51.92890, -1.93542
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 Barn Owl and Red-legged Partridge
- ✦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 Barn Owl and Red-legged Partridge
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Barn Owl, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Birds — Barn Owl, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark +71 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +44 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
Roman Villa remains in Spoonley Wood
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
3,308 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,308 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Barn Owl · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch · Pheasant +40
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Essex Skipper +5
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,308 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Barn Owl · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch · Pheasant +40
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- MagpiePica pica
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Essex Skipper +5
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas