Cheltenham Ladies College Sports Centre 2 ha
🦉 Wildlife🛝 Family🎠 Play
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Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.89812, -2.09651
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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 ☕ Madison's — 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 ☕ Madison's — 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🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets
Free
🎠 Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mallard, Woodpigeon +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +60 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 2 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 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 44 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
Show on map Photos Cheltenham Spa Fork in Footpath Cycle Way Along Old Railway Trackbed
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Wildlife to spot
27,103 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,103 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jay · Greylag Goose · Robin · Woodpigeon +32
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-eared Terrapin
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 Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +25
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,103 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 37 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Jay · Greylag Goose · Robin · Woodpigeon +32
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Jay Garrulus glandarius Greylag Goose Anser anser Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Redwing Turdus iliacus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red-eared Terrapin
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 Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +25
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
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
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
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
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025 