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🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.93916, -2.91232
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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 Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Blackbird
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
⛺Campsite🅿️Parking🛝Playground
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: Church of St Peter; Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Brimstone, Silver-washed Fritillary, Comma +28 more · last seen 2019
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Hybrid Oak, Ash, Bramble +117 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Beacons WayWalking route152 km▾
Named routeLength 152 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km▾
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Three Castles Walk (Monmouthshire)Walking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network National Route 426Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 426National Cycle Network
Four Castles Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef FCCRRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route3.3 km▾
Named routeRef 426Length 3.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 426Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.8 km▾
Named routeRef 46Length 2.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Tympanum, St Peter's Church, Rowlestone
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Wildlife to spot
5,460 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,460 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Redshank · Clustered Feather-moss · Tender Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Silver-moss +25
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,460 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummer
2025▾
Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · House Sparrow · Robin +44
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- RavenCorvus corax
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- CurlewNumenius arquata
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2024▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Redshank · Clustered Feather-moss · Tender Feather-moss · Creeping Feather-moss · Silver-moss +25
- RedshankCeratodon purpureus
- Clustered Feather-mossRhynchostegium confertum
- Tender Feather-mossRhynchostegiella tenella
- Creeping Feather-mossAmblystegium serpens
- Silver-mossBryum argenteum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Silky Wall Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Homalothecium sericeum
Homalothecium sericeum
Cylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusCylindric Beard-mossDidymodon insulanusHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumHart's-tongue Thyme-mossPlagiomnium undulatumCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusCommon Pocket-mossFissidens taxifoliusIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaIntermediate Screw-mossSyntrichia montanaElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumElegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumLesser Bird's-claw Beard-mossStreblotrichum convolutum var. convolutumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumRough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulumCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareCapillary Thread-mossBryum capillareForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansSwartz's Feather-mossOxyrrhynchium hiansWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWood Bristle-mossLewinskya affinisWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumWhite-tipped Bristle-mossOrthotrichum diaphanumCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensCrimson-tuber Thread-mossBryum rubensHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHeath Star MossCampylopus introflexusHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumHornschuch's Beard-mossPseudocrossidium hornschuchianumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDotted Thyme-mossRhizomnium punctatumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumDune Thread-mossBryum dichotomumBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataBird's-claw Beard-mossBarbula unguiculataGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusGreen Pocket-mossFissidens viridulusLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeHypnum cupressiformeDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataDilated ScalewortFrullania dilatataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanata