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Urrist Barn

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessDogs welcome

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51.85327, -2.12352

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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
✦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

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦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

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Grasshopper +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Carline Thistle, Musk Orchid, Clustered Bellflower +2 more · last seen 2022; Plants — Carline Thistle, Musk Orchid, Clustered Bellflower +2 more · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 30 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route

Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Main RouteCycling route437 m

Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route232 m

Named routeRef 41Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route114 m

Named routeRef 41Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route297 m

Named routeRef 41Length 297 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

6,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Green Woodpecker · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +43

Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
CootFulica atra2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024

🐝

Insects32 species

summerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Earwig · Field Grasshopper +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Turtle BugPodops inuncta2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2024
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,287 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

winterspringautumn

2026

Green Woodpecker · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +43

Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
RobinErithacus rubecula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
MagpiePica pica2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
BuzzardButeo buteo2023
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Red KiteMilvus milvus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Common GullLarus canus2024
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
CootFulica atra2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2023
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
Coal TitPeriparus ater2023

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Roe Deer

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🦎

Reptiles2 species

springsummer

2025

Adder · Common Lizard

AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024

🐝

Insects32 species

summerautumn

2026

7-spot Ladybird · 24-spot Ladybird · Meadow Grasshopper · Common Earwig · Field Grasshopper +27

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Common EarwigForficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus2025
Stripe-winged GrasshopperStenobothrus lineatus2025
Rhyzobius lituraRhyzobius litura2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2025
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025
Turtle BugPodops inuncta2025
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025
Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025
Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025
Eriosoma lanuginosumEriosoma lanuginosum2025
Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Broad CenturionChloromyia formosa2024
Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024
Dimorphic StriderMacrophya montana2024
Greater Bulb-FlyMerodon equestris2024
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2024
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
Limnephilus affinisLimnephilus affinis2024
Limnephilus auriculaLimnephilus auricula2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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