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Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.91023, -2.09925
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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 🛝 Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ 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 🛝 Playground 127m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🛝 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +188 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Harlequin Ladybird +188 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 km 6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Compton Road public footpath · 82 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 82 m Path type: residential
Show on map 49 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
17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +32
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Black-tailed Skimmer +67
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Large Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,165 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
spring autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · House Sparrow · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Wren +32
Blackbird Turdus merula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Black-tailed Skimmer +67
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025 Large Red Damselfly Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
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
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2025
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Stag Knucklehorn Cladius pectinicornis2025
Stag Knucklehorn Cladius pectinicornis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Berytinus (Berytinus) minor Berytinus (Berytinus) minor2025
Berytinus (Berytinus) minor Berytinus (Berytinus) minor2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Lesser Earwig Labia minor2025
Lesser Earwig Labia minor2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
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
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
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
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2025
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2025
Elm Mining Sawfly Fenusa ulmi2025
Elm Mining Sawfly Fenusa ulmi2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Issus Issus2025
Issus Issus2025
Geranium Mandrel Ametastegia carpini2025
Geranium Mandrel Ametastegia carpini2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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