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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.90611, -2.11082
Open directionsv 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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly +133 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly +133 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Mycosphaerella tassiana, Periconia byssoides · last seen 2019; Fungi — Mycosphaerella tassiana, Periconia byssoides · last seen 2019
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane) Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheltenham Circular Footpath 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 52 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 437 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 437 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 232 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
20,444 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,444 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +37
Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Epistrophe eligans · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Parent Bug · Birch Shieldbug +14
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,444 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Magpie · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit +37
Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Beautiful Demoiselle · Epistrophe eligans · Southern Oak Bush-cricket · Parent Bug · Birch Shieldbug +14
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025 Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter
Common Darter
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Sympetrum striolatum2025
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2025
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Rhabdomiris striatellus Rhabdomiris striatellus2025
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2025
Curculio venosus Curculio venosus2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus Dryophilocoris (Dryophilocoris) flavoquadrimaculatus2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025