Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
52.67862, -2.95476
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Carrion Crow
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 277m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Earwig, 22-spot Ladybird, 14-spot Ladybird +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
Grade II* listed building: Church of St Mary; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Chris Bagley WalkWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 44Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Route 81Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 81National Cycle Network
National Byway (Herefordshire)Cycling route▾
National Byway in Herefordshire
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11.8 km▾
Named routeRef 81Length 11.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.6 km▾
Named routeRef 44Length 3.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Photos
St Mary's church at Westbury
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
747 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
747 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird +21
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldilocks Buttercup · Scarlet Pimpernel · Black Horehound
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
747 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds32 species
springwinter
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit +27
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Great TitParus major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- SnipeGallinago gallinago2022
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2021
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2021
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2021
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2021
- RavenCorvus corax2021
- DunnockPrunella modularis2021
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2021
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
🦌Mammals7 species
springsummerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule +2
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2021
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
22-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird · Common Earwig · Rhyzobius litura · Harlequin Ladybird +21
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.
- Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- 24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
🌿Plants3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Goldilocks Buttercup · Scarlet Pimpernel · Black Horehound
- Goldilocks ButtercupRanunculus auricomus
- Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2024
- Black HorehoundBallota nigra2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Rhinolophus hipposideros2020
Rhinolophus hipposideros2020
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2020Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus202016-spot Ladybird
16-spot Ladybird
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2018Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024Nephus quadrimaculatusNephus quadrimaculatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Large WhitePieris brassicae2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi2018Green-veined WhitePieris napi201810-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2024Stethorus pusillusStethorus pusillus2024Small WhitePieris rapae2018Small WhitePieris rapae2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2018Coccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaCoccidula rufaRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeRhyzobius lophanthaeCream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata2024Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata20242-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2024Scymnus auritusScymnus auritus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2018Events & activities nearby
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