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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.59258, -2.26300
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +77 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +77 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Borage, Cuckooflower, White Campion +6 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Borage, Cuckooflower, White Campion +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 6 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
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km▾
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Oldbury on the Hill, St. Arild's Church: The altar
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Wildlife to spot
4,082 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,082 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Starling · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +33
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2024▾
Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Red Admiral +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
🌿Plants5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Borage · Cuckooflower · White Campion · Stinking Iris · Spindle
- BorageBorago officinalis
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- White CampionSilene latifolia2024
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,082 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Starling · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +33
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2023
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2023
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Ring OuzelTurdus torquatus2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2022
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2022
- SwiftApus apus2022
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2024▾
Harvest Mouse · Grey Squirrel
- Harvest MouseMicromys minutus
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2023
Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Red Admiral +11
- Small WhitePieris rapae
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
- Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2023
- BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni
🌿Plants5 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Borage · Cuckooflower · White Campion · Stinking Iris · Spindle
- BorageBorago officinalis
- CuckooflowerCardamine pratensis
- White CampionSilene latifolia2024
- Stinking IrisIris foetidissima2024
- SpindleEuonymus europaeus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusMarmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatusPeacockAglais ioPeacockAglais ioSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2023Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2022Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius20222022
2022
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