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The Green

📷 Carroll Pierce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.76993, -2.36452

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Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +96 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Robin, Grey Heron, Black-headed Gull +96 more · last seen 2026

Dog walks

Strong match

Free

Dogs allowed with public access

Cycling

Good match

Varies

Named cycling route nearby: Route 41

Family friendly

Good match

Free

Urban park — family destination

Insect spotting

Good match

Free

Insects — Common Darter · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Salmon WayWalking route▾
Named routeArlingham paths
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
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 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 routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
The Narles Walkpublic footpath · 543 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 543 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

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45 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route104 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 104 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route79 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

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2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Watery Lanebridleway · 202 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 202 mPath type: unclassified

About this urban park

The Green is a urban park.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

21 photos from nearby open sources

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The Green (outside the cricket club)

📷 Carroll Pierce · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Green (outside the cricket club)

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Visiting this spring

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best

Facilities

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Parking

2 nearby · 138m

✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

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🐄Slimbridge Wetland CentreVisitor farm4.3 km→✦FRAMPTON COURTHistoric site200 m→🐄Toad HallVisitor farm4.2 km→🐄TundraVisitor farm4.4 km→🐄Wader ShoreVisitor farm4.4 km→🐄Andean and Lesser FlamingosVisitor farm4.4 km→