Stone hut circle settlement and part of a coaxial field system at Watergate
6 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
50.60159, -4.66266
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- ✦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
- 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Robin
- ✦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 — Magpie, Robin, Willow Warbler +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Magpie, Robin, Willow Warbler +73 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Red Admiral, Small Red Damselfly +137 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 3
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Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.9 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 2.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route3.1 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 3.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route870 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 870 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 3Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route974 m▾
Named routeRef 3Length 974 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
3,949 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,949 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Badger · Water Vole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +25
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Field Grasshopper
Devil's-bit Scabious · Round-leaved Sundew · Big Shaggy-moss · Gorse · Bogbean +19
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2022
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023
- GorseUlex europaeus2022
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2022
- Glittering Wood-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,949 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummerwinter
2025▾
Robin · Magpie · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Goldfinch +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RavenCorvus corax
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2024
- LapwingVanellus vanellus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2023
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- Ringed PloverCharadrius hiaticula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- Great Black-backed GullLarus marinus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2023
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2022
Badger · Water Vole
- BadgerMeles meles
- Water VoleArvicola amphibius2022
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummer
2024▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2023
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Keeled Skimmer · Large Red Damselfly · Small Red Damselfly · Green Tiger Beetle · Golden-ringed Dragonfly +25
- Keeled SkimmerOrthetrum coerulescens
- Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
- Small Red DamselflyCeriagrion tenellum
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Golden-ringed DragonflyCordulegaster boltonii
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Field Grasshopper
Devil's-bit Scabious · Round-leaved Sundew · Big Shaggy-moss · Gorse · Bogbean +19
- Devil's-bit ScabiousSuccisa pratensis2022
- Round-leaved SundewDrosera rotundifolia2022
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus2023
- GorseUlex europaeus2022
- BogbeanMenyanthes trifoliata2022
- Glittering Wood-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chorthippus brunneus2023
Chorthippus brunneus2023
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2023Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumCommon Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerumFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2023Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2023Eudasyphora cyanicolorEudasyphora cyanicolor2023Athripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifronsAthripsodes albifronsBlack DarterSympetrum danaeBlack DarterSympetrum danaeEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaEmerald DamselflyLestes sponsaWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusLivia juncorumLivia juncorumLivia juncorumLivia juncorumGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2023Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2023Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023Eristalis arbustorumEristalis arbustorum2023Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023Chrysogaster solstitialisChrysogaster solstitialis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Face FlyMusca autumnalis2023Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023Chrysolina banksiiChrysolina banksii2023MelanostomaMelanostoma2023MelanostomaMelanostoma2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumarius2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2023Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2022Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria2022Hylocomium splendens
Hylocomium splendens
Broom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumBroom Fork-mossDicranum scopariumJapanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Japanese KnotweedReynoutria japonica2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Himalayan BalsamImpatiens glandulifera2024Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Wall Screw-mossTortula muralis2023Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2023Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum2023BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022BrackenPteridium aquilinum2022White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba2022White Beak-sedgeRhynchospora alba2022Viola palustris subsp. juressiViola palustris subsp. juressi2022Viola palustris subsp. juressiViola palustris subsp. juressi2022Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2022Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis2022Western GorseUlex gallii2022Western GorseUlex gallii2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022TormentilPotentilla erecta2022Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2022Round-leaved CrowfootRanunculus omiophyllus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus2022Water-purslaneLythrum portula2022Water-purslaneLythrum portula2022Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca2022Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022Field Wood-rushLuzula campestris2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022HeatherCalluna vulgaris2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022YarrowAchillea millefolium2022Events & activities nearby
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