Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
51.86808, -2.24648
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Robin
- ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
- ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out
Best for
7 activities🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2026
✦Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: LITTLE CLOISTER; Historic site
Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland
🌳Ancient woodland
Strong match
Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2026
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +33 more · last seen 2024
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional 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
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Geology TrailWalking 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
104 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Photos
22 photos from nearby open sources
Little Cloister, Gloucester
Photos
Little Cloister, Gloucester
Facilities
🅿️Parking
Hare Lane South Car Park · Paid · 132m
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Weather for this location
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Anax imperator2025
Anax imperator2025
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