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Cat Grove

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.66162, -2.49412

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Mallard
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦93+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Peregrine and Mallard
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Grey Heron +90 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Grey Heron +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Peregrine, Mallard, Grey Heron +90 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +9 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +9 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Good match

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

1 signed route nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route2.7 km

Named routeRef 41Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route20 m

Named routeRef 41Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route5.2 km

Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route679 m

Named routeRef 41Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

20,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

20,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

summer

2025

Peregrine · Black Redstart · Barn Owl · Mediterranean Gull · Hobby +35

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
WigeonMareca penelope
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CootFulica atra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

20,160 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds40 species

summer

2025

Peregrine · Black Redstart · Barn Owl · Mediterranean Gull · Hobby +35

PeregrineFalco peregrinus
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
Barn OwlTyto alba2024
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
HobbyFalco subbuteo2024
Little EgretEgretta garzetta
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2024
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2024
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
WigeonMareca penelope
Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
RedwingTurdus iliacus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
Falco subbuteo subbuteoFalco subbuteo subbuteo2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2024
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
Mute SwanCygnus olor2024
CootFulica atra2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2024
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2024
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
SnipeGallinago gallinago2024
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
CurlewNumenius arquata2024

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Robin Stott · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southwest corner of Cat Grove

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✦BERKELEY CASTLEHistoric site2.2 km→🐄Whitcliff Park (Deer Park)Visitor farm1.5 km→🌱Ham GreenUrban park3.1 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🌱The Orchards Play AreaUrban park4.7 km→✦Berkeley CastleHistoric site4 km→

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