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Crickley Hill Country Park

146 ha

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsPicnicWildlife
Public accessDogs welcome146 ha

Getting here

51.84589, -2.10091

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦61+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Great Tit and Blue Tit
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· PaidPicnic spotToilets

Best for

11 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Picnic day out

picnic area, toilets, car park

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +58 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Ringlet +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

toilets, picnic area

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 46 public paths 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
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
Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill)Walking route5.7 km
Named routeLength 5.7 kmRegional walking route
Upliftpublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: track
Upliftpublic footpath · 172 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 172 mPath type: track
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route579 m
Named routeRef 41Length 579 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route575 m
Named routeRef 41Length 575 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route10 m
Named routeRef 41Length 10 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

15 public paths nearby

Public paths
Greenway Lanerestricted byway · 688 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 688 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cattle grid across the exit road in Crickley Hill Country Park

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cattle grid across the exit road in Crickley Hill Country Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park0 m→🏞️CRICKLEY HILLCountry park0 m→🌱Burrow's FieldUrban park3.8 km→🌱Hatherley ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦Crickley Hill campHistoric site500 m→✦Crickley Hill CampHistoric site500 m→