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West Hill Romano-Celtic temple

8 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Romano-Celtic temple · CC BY-SA 3.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.69569, -2.30607

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-tailed Godwit
✦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

🐦74+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Black-tailed Godwit
✦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

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard +71 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site with public access

Free

Hiking

Strong match

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way; Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Glow-worm, Dark Bush-cricket, Rugged Oil-beetle +8 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route

a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course

Named routeRef CWNational walking route

Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km

Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route

Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route817 m

Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route50 m

Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

Crawley Lanebridleway · 178 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 178 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

16,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

autumn

2026

Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Pintail +16

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PintailAnas acuta
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Rugged Oil-beetle

Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,235 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds21 species

autumn

2026

Black-tailed Godwit · Shoveler · Pochard · Wigeon · Pintail +16

Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
WigeonMareca penelope
PintailAnas acuta
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
BitternBotaurus stellaris2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GarganeySpatula querquedula2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025

🐝

Insects1 species

autumn

2025

Rugged Oil-beetle

Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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