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📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifePicnicFamily
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.89200, -2.09427

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • ☕Cobo Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePicnic spotPlayground

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +58 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

42 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 41Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 41Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route78 m
Named routeLength 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Polefield Gardens, Cheltenham

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Polefield Gardens, Cheltenham

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🌱Montpellier GardensUrban park1 km→🌱Sandford ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦PITTVILLE PARKHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Hatherley ParkUrban park200 m→🌱Montpellier GardensUrban park1 km→🌱Benhall ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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