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51.74612, -2.09379
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Peregrine, Wren +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Peregrine, Wren +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Wall Scalewort, Rambling Tail-moss, Eyebright +6 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wall Scalewort, Rambling Tail-moss, Eyebright +6 more · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames & Severn Way Walking route 69.8 km ▾
Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.
Named route Ref T&S W Length 69.8 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos Long Barrow near Westwood Farm
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Wildlife to spot
8,402 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,402 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit +33
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Green Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Agrypnus murinus +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,402 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Robin · Wren · Blackbird · Great Tit +33
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Grass Snake
Adder Vipera berus Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 24 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Green Grasshopper · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Agrypnus murinus +19
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Southern Bristletail Dilta hibernica
Southern Bristletail Dilta hibernica
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
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