Withington Roman Villa
14 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome14 ha
Getting here
51.83212, -1.95509
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Raven
- ✦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
- 🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Raven
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Raven, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Raven, Blue Tit +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus, Dark Bush-cricket, Common Blue Damselfly +35 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Columbine, Brooklime, Salad Burnet +17 more · last seen 2022
Free
🏡Historic gardens
Moderate match
Historic site
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
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Farmland south of Withington
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Wildlife to spot
4,643 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,643 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Raven +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Noctule +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Adder
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pied Shieldbug · Tree Hopper · Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus · Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris · Glow-worm +2
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus
- Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
- Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,643 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blackbird · Wren · Raven +45
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RavenCorvus corax
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Brown Hare · Noctule +2
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula2024
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus2024
Adder
🐝Insects7 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pied Shieldbug · Tree Hopper · Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus · Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris · Glow-worm +2
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus
- Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
- Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Portevinia maculataPortevinia maculata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Pipistrellus pipistrellus2024
Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae