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51.86413, -2.24890
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Monastery scheduled monument c. 1201
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Clean Plate — a good base for a longer summer day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting ☕ The Clean Plate — a good base for a longer summer day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +74 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, Azure Damselfly +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +32 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, Water Mint +3 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geology Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Glevum Way Walking route 42 km ▾
A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 101 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
24,662 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 24,662 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +39
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coot Fulica atra Smew Mergellus albellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Four-spotted Chaser +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 24,662 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Magpie · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit +39
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coot Fulica atra Smew Mergellus albellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Four-spotted Chaser +24
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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