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Birch Avenue Open Space

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📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha

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51.85106, -2.21839

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Playground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil +27 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil +27 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational 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

Old Painswick Roadpublic footpath · 35 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 35 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

116 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

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

Main RouteCycling route47 m

Named routeRef 42Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

53,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

53,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Blue Tit +31

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SmewMergellus albellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

53,556 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Mallard · Blue Tit +31

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
MagpiePica pica
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
Great TitParus major
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
TealAnas crecca
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SmewMergellus albellus
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
JayGarrulus glandarius
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects5 species

winterspring

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · Green Shieldbug

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Pea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatus
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Alex McGregor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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