Description
Chavenage Lane near Tetbury has stubble fields in autumn/winter attracting flocks of grivar, duplar, corvids, rumeni strnad, brinovka, vinski drozg, poljski škrjanec, zlata prosenka, priba, repnik travniška cipa and pinoža. Small numbers of prosnik, repaljščica, veliki strnad, kupcar, jerebica, prepelica and sloka. Raptors including sokol selec, škrjančar, mali sokol, skobec, rjavi škarnik, navadna postovka, pepelasti lunj and čuk. Woodland birds in the coverts.
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Access
Tetbury is 15 miles from M5 junction 13, via Stroud. 14 miles north of M4 junction 17, via Malmesbury. Park at Beverston church. Regular buses through Tetbury. Nearest train station, Stroud. Highgrove gardens and shop are open to the public. Chavenage House is a popular film location (Poldark, Cider with Rosie), open to public occasionally by arrangement. Beverston castle is private.


