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Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.90042, -2.08383
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Waite & Rose — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay ☕ Waite & Rose — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Mallard, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Mallard, Robin, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, café; Urban park — family destination
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +109 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 46 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 Winchcombe Way (West) Walking route ▾
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
Named route Ref wiw 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 Royal Well Lane public footpath · 12 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 12 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Church Street public footpath · 37 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 37 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Rose and Crown Passage public footpath · 167 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 167 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 40 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 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
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 114 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,960 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,960 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jay · Moorhen · Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake · Red-eared Terrapin
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Black-tailed Skimmer +36
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Water Screw-moss · Lesser Screw-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,960 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 38 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jay · Moorhen · Greylag Goose · Woodpigeon +33
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Greylag Goose Anser anser Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake · Red-eared Terrapin
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Green Shieldbug · Black-tailed Skimmer +36
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Water Screw-moss · Lesser Screw-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ischnura elegans2025
Ischnura elegans2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri2025
Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2025
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Megaloceroea recticornis Megaloceroea recticornis2025
Megaloceroea recticornis Megaloceroea recticornis2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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