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Getting here
51.72678, -2.16870
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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 Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️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 Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +69 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Scabious Mining Bee, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +167 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional 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
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way)Walking route▾
Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted
Named routeRef (T&S W)Point-to-pointRegional walking route
40 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Wildlife to spot
57,096 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
57,096 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dipper · Woodpigeon +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- OtterLutra lutra
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Large Scabious Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird +56
- Large Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfiana2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Parent Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
57,096 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Dipper · Woodpigeon +42
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Otter
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- OtterLutra lutra
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Toad
Large Scabious Mining Bee · 7-spot Ladybird · Batman Hoverfly · Red-legged Shieldbug · 22-spot Ladybird +56
- Large Scabious Mining BeeAndrena hattorfiana2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
- Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2025
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
- 22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
- Parent Bug
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Elasmucha grisea2025
Elasmucha grisea2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinaxStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusStenophylax permistusAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus heydeniiAcericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2025Acericerus vittifronsAcericerus vittifrons2025Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta2025Fagocyba cruentaFagocyba cruenta2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025Stictopleurus abutilonStictopleurus abutilon2025Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025Eupteryx melissaeEupteryx melissae2025Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2025Zygina flammigeraZygina flammigera2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2025Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus2025Rufous GrasshopperGomphocerippus rufus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025Orthops (Orthops) campestrisOrthops (Orthops) campestris2025Delicate Apple CapsidMalacocoris chlorizans2025Delicate Apple CapsidMalacocoris chlorizans2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius2025Dor BeetleGeotrupes stercorarius202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202514-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2025Cixius cuniculariusCixius cunicularius2025Cixius cuniculariusCixius cunicularius2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2025Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025Cionus hortulanusCionus hortulanus2025Typhlocyba quercusTyphlocyba quercus2025Typhlocyba quercusTyphlocyba quercus2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Issus coleoptratusIssus coleoptratus2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Meadow Plant BugLeptopterna dolabrata2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025Timothy GrassbugStenotus binotatus2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025Rhinoceros BeetleSinodendron cylindricum2025Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025Leptocerus tineiformisLeptocerus tineiformis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Closterotomus trivialisClosterotomus trivialis2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus2025Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2025Malthinus flaveolusMalthinus flaveolus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Nettle GroundbugHeterogaster urticae2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2025Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata202516-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Baccha elongataBaccha elongata2025Red-girdled SpindlerAllantus rufocinctus2025Red-girdled SpindlerAllantus rufocinctus2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2025Events & activities nearby
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