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St Mary's Church

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Getting here

51.63917, -2.34805

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Potters Pond Car Park 11m away — 20 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Potters Pond Car Park 11m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Chalk Hill Blue, Marbled White +49 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Chalk Hill Blue, Marbled White +49 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Heritage

Moderate match

Religious grounds — local heritage

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 53 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

Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km

Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Marchesi Walkpublic footpath · 8 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 8 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Oatgroundpublic footpath · 199 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 199 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway

Brown's Piecepublic footpath · 23 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 23 mSurface compactedPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

30,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

30,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

wintersummer

2026

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +60

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

frogs and toads · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

frogs and toadsAnura
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects48 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Chalk Hill Blue · Marbled White · Gatekeeper · Large White +43

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
PeacockAglais io2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
SyrphusSyrphus
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Athous bicolorAthous bicolor2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2024

🌿

Plants62 species

spring

2025

Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Moschatel · Black Spleenwort · Rough Hawk's-beard · Sweet Violet +57

Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Long-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinum
Keeled GarlicAllium carinatum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
Corn MintMentha arvensis
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Thin-spiked Wood-sedgeCarex strigosa
European LarchLarix decidua
YarrowAchillea millefolium
AppleMalus domestica
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wild OnionAllium vineale
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Angular Solomon's-sealPolygonatum odoratum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Viola odorata var. imberbisViola odorata var. imberbis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

30,743 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds65 species

wintersummer

2026

Red Kite · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +60

Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
MagpiePica pica2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
HobbyFalco subbuteo2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Common GullLarus canus2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoshawkAstur gentilis2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
QuailCoturnix coturnix2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

summer

2024

Red Fox

Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians3 species

winterspringsummer

2025

frogs and toads · Common Frog · Smooth Newt

frogs and toadsAnura
Common FrogRana temporaria
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris

🐝

Insects48 species

summer

2025

Meadow Brown · Chalk Hill Blue · Marbled White · Gatekeeper · Large White +43

Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
Chalk Hill BluePolyommatus coridon2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024
Dingy SkipperErynnis tages2024
Adonis BluePolyommatus bellargus2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
PeacockAglais io2024
Small BlueCupido minimus2024
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
CommaPolygonia c-album2024
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva
Syritta pipiensSyritta pipiens
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
SyrphusSyrphus
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2024
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2024
Athous bicolorAthous bicolor2024
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024
Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2024
Marsh FritillaryEuphydryas aurinia2024

🌿

Plants62 species

spring

2025

Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Moschatel · Black Spleenwort · Rough Hawk's-beard · Sweet Violet +57

Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina
Black SpleenwortAsplenium adiantum-nigrum
Rough Hawk's-beardCrepis biennis
Sweet VioletViola odorata
Hybrid LarchLarix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Grey SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. divulsa
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
Flattened Meadow-grassPoa compressa
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Broad-leaved WillowherbEpilobium montanum
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
Long-stalked Crane's-billGeranium columbinum
Keeled GarlicAllium carinatum
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
Clustered DockRumex conglomeratus
Corn MintMentha arvensis
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Giant FescueSchedonorus giganteus
Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Western Red-cedarThuja plicata
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Common SorrelRumex acetosa
Lawson CypressCupressus lawsoniana
Plantago major subsp. majorPlantago major subsp. major
Thin-spiked Wood-sedgeCarex strigosa
European LarchLarix decidua
YarrowAchillea millefolium
AppleMalus domestica
MontbretiaCrocosmia aurea x pottsii = C. x crocosmiiflora
Many-leaved SedgeCarex divulsa subsp. leersii
Ficaria verna subsp. fertilisFicaria verna subsp. fertilis
Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wild OnionAllium vineale
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Common KnapweedCentaurea nigra
Angular Solomon's-sealPolygonatum odoratum
Lesser BurdockArctium minus
Winter HeliotropePetasites pyrenaicus
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum
Heath SpeedwellVeronica officinalis
Lamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatumLamiastrum galeobdolon subsp. argentatum
LilacSyringa vulgaris
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
DandelionTaraxacum
Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis
Hairy Wood-rushLuzula pilosa
Hesgen LwydCarex divulsa
Wood SageTeucrium scorodonia
TutsanHypericum androsaemum
BrooklimeVeronica beccabunga
Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Buckler-FernDryopteris affinis subsp. affinis
Ivy-leaved SpeedwellVeronica hederifolia
Viola odorata var. imberbisViola odorata var. imberbis
Common RagwortJacobaea vulgaris