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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.88298, -2.42562
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Wren
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Tree Hopper +20 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
playground
Free
⛪Churchyard walks
Good match
Churchyard or religious grounds — wildlife sanctuary and quiet reflection
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 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
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
Photos
May Hill Methodist Church
Weather for this location
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Wildlife to spot
19,426 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
19,426 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Crossbill · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Linnet +34
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wall Lizard
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +5
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
19,426 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
springsummer
2025▾
Crossbill · Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Linnet +34
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- RavenCorvus corax
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
🦌Mammals5 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Red Fox · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Wall Lizard
- Wall LizardPodarcis muralis
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects10 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +5
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Speckled Bush-cricket
Speckled Bush-cricket
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Leptophyes punctatissima2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus2025