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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.07055, -2.52269
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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
- 🐦77+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Blackbird
- ✦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 — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Swallow +74 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Otter, Hedgehog, Hazel Dormouse +14 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Holly Blue, Meadow Brown, Green Shieldbug +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: CHURCH OF ST BARTHOLOMEW; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Snowdrop, Red Clover, Cock's-foot +77 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Mordiford LoopWalking route4 km▾
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Withington to Stanford Bishop)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Photos
St Bartholomew's church, Ashperton, chancel interior
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
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Wildlife to spot
2,251 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,251 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hazel Dormouse · Polecat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- PolecatMustela putorius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Abax parallelepipedus · Green Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) · Swollen-thighed Beetle +15
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Strawberry Seed Beetle
Wood Dock · Springy Turf-moss · Perennial Rye-grass · Cock's-foot · Hedge Bindweed +26
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,251 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWoodpigeon · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker +43
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RavenCorvus corax
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Corvus corax coraxCorvus corax corax
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- GadwallMareca strepera
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Hazel Dormouse · Polecat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- PolecatMustela putorius
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2024▾
Common Toad
Abax parallelepipedus · Green Shieldbug · Dark Bush-cricket · Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.) · Swollen-thighed Beetle +15
- Abax parallelepipedusAbax parallelepipedus
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)Cantharis flavilabris (=nigra auctt.)2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Strawberry Seed Beetle
Wood Dock · Springy Turf-moss · Perennial Rye-grass · Cock's-foot · Hedge Bindweed +26
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Perennial Rye-grassLolium perenne
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata
- Hedge BindweedCalystegia sepium
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harpalus rufipes2024
Harpalus rufipes2024
Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Malthodes fuscusMalthodes fuscus2024Malthodes fuscusMalthodes fuscus2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2024Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024Common Green CapsidLygocoris (Lygocoris) pabulinus2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Bishop's MitreAelia acuminata2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2024Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024Notiophilus rufipesNotiophilus rufipes2024Notiophilus rufipesNotiophilus rufipes2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Oedemera luridaOedemera lurida2024Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024Lesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumLesser TrefoilTrifolium dubiumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumScentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumCommon Mouse-earCerastium fontanumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumSweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratumYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusYorkshire-fogHolcus lanatusCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumCut-leaved Crane's-billGeranium dissectumMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisMeadow FoxtailAlopecurus pratensisPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataRed FescueFestuca rubraRed FescueFestuca rubraCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaCommon FigwortScrophularia nodosaSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareSpear ThistleCirsium vulgareCommon NettleUrtica dioicaCommon NettleUrtica dioicaToad RushJuncus bufoniusToad RushJuncus bufoniusDaisyBellis perennisDaisyBellis perennisCommon OracheAtriplex patulaCommon OracheAtriplex patulaBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved DockRumex obtusifoliusBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumBroad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanumRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusRough HawkbitLeontodon hispidusWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWild TeaselDipsacus fullonumWhite CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusCommon Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatusRed CloverTrifolium pratenseRed CloverTrifolium pratenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseCreeping ThistleCirsium arvenseMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisMeadow ButtercupRanunculus acrisEvents & activities nearby
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