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St James's Church

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
🐕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

🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
🐕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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +62 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2018; Plants — Giant Hogweed · last seen 2018

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Diamond WayWalking route106 km

Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

Fosse2Cycling route

Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network

NCN National Route 57Cycling route

Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network

National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route92 m

Named routeRef 48Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route769 m

Named routeRef 48Length 769 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

1,926 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,926 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Buzzard · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +66

BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
TealAnas crecca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
OspreyPandion haliaetus2021
WigeonMareca penelope2020
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2019
HoopoeUpupa epops2018
Rock DoveColumba livia2016
Coal TitPeriparus ater2016
Little OwlAthene noctua2016

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Mammals14 species

winter

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle +9

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2020
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2020
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
StoatMustela erminea2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2018
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2020

Bullhead

BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects65 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper +60

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2021
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2021
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2020
Duke of BurgundyHamearis lucina2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2020
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2021
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2018
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Melampophylax mucoreusMelampophylax mucoreus2019
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2018
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2024
Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2019
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
Brachycentrus subnubilusBrachycentrus subnubilus2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2018
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa2024
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024
Otites guttatusOtites guttatus2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2024
Green DrakeEphemera danica2024
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2024
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2019
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2018
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2018
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018
Clouded YellowColias croceus2017
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Polycentropus irroratusPolycentropus irroratus2016
Polycentropus kingiPolycentropus kingi2016
Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2016
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2016
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2016

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Plants1 species

spring

2018

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,926 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

winterspringautumn

2025

Buzzard · Jackdaw · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +66

BuzzardButeo buteo
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Great TitParus major
RobinErithacus rubecula
RookCorvus frugilegus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Red KiteMilvus milvus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
DunnockPrunella modularis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2023
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Mute SwanCygnus olor
JayGarrulus glandarius
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
NuthatchSitta europaea
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax2023
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
SwallowHirundo rustica
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2023
Common GullLarus canus2023
LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
House SparrowPasser domesticus2018
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2017
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Stock DoveColumba oenas
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Phylloscopus collybita collybitaPhylloscopus collybita collybita2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2019
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
TealAnas crecca
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
SwiftApus apus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
OspreyPandion haliaetus2021
WigeonMareca penelope2020
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2019
House MartinDelichon urbicum2019
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2019
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2019
HoopoeUpupa epops2018
Rock DoveColumba livia2016
Coal TitPeriparus ater2016
Little OwlAthene noctua2016

🦌

Mammals14 species

winter

2025

Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Natterer's Bat · Daubenton's Bat · Common Pipistrelle +9

Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2020
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2020
Daubenton's BatMyotis daubentonii2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2023
Whiskered/Brandt's BatMyotis mystacinus/brandtii2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
StoatMustela erminea2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2019
Bank VoleMyodes glareolus2018
BarbastelleBarbastella barbastellus2018

🐟

Fish1 species

autumn

2020

Bullhead

BullheadCottus perifretum

🐝

Insects65 species

summer

2026

Meadow Brown · Small White · Ringlet · Green-veined White · Gatekeeper +60

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2021
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
PeacockAglais io2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2021
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2020
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2020
Duke of BurgundyHamearis lucina2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2020
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Silo nigricornisSilo nigricornis2019
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2019
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2019
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2021
Hydropsyche pellucidulaHydropsyche pellucidula2019
Mystacides azureaMystacides azurea2018
Silo pallipesSilo pallipes2019
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Melampophylax mucoreusMelampophylax mucoreus2019
Polycentropus flavomaculatusPolycentropus flavomaculatus2018
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018
Rhyacophila dorsalisRhyacophila dorsalis2024
Drusus annulatusDrusus annulatus2019
Hydropsyche siltalaiHydropsyche siltalai2019
Brachycentrus subnubilusBrachycentrus subnubilus2018
Silver YAutographa gamma2018
Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2018
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2018
Green CarpetColostygia pectinataria2018
Hypera nigrirostrisHypera nigrirostris
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Phytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipesPhytocoris (Ktenocoris) varipes2024
Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa2024
Odontocerum albicorneOdontocerum albicorne2024
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2024
Otites guttatusOtites guttatus2024
Cantharis nigricansCantharis nigricans2024
Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2024
Rhabdomiris striatellusRhabdomiris striatellus2024
Green DrakeEphemera danica2024
Shore Sexton BeetleNecrodes littoralis2024
Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2024
Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens2022
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2021
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2021
Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifrons2019
Agapetus fuscipesAgapetus fuscipes2018
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2018
Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2018
Clouded YellowColias croceus2017
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2017
Polycentropus irroratusPolycentropus irroratus2016
Polycentropus kingiPolycentropus kingi2016
Potamophylax latipennisPotamophylax latipennis2016
Chaetopteryx villosaChaetopteryx villosa2016
Goera pilosaGoera pilosa2016

🌿

Plants1 species

spring

2018

Giant Hogweed

Giant HogweedHeracleum mantegazzianum

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ian S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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