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Croft Allotments

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFamily
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.87942, -2.04938

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • ☕Moosh — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· FreePlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Magpie, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Magpie, Jackdaw +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

playground, café; Allotments

Free

Playgrounds

playground, café, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Agriotes obscurus, Oedemera femoralis, Stenophylax permistus · last seen 2026; Insects — Agriotes obscurus, Oedemera femoralis, Stenophylax permistus · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 40 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Winchcombe Way (West)Walking route

The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe

Named routeRef wiwRegional 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
Chestnut Walkpublic footpath · 50 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Kings Hollowpublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mSurface paving_stonesPath type: residential
Grange Walkpublic footpath · 53 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 53 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
N/ACycling route78 m
Named routeLength 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route297 m
Named routeRef 41Length 297 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Allotments by The Beeches Recreation Ground

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Allotments by The Beeches Recreation Ground

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Nearby places

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🌱Sandford ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Montpellier GardensUrban park2.8 km→✦PITTVILLE PARKHistoric site3.8 km→🌱Sandford ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Burrow's FieldUrban park2.4 km→🌱Montpellier GardensUrban park2.8 km→

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