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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Gloucester Getting here
51.86372, -2.24531
Open directionsv 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 ☕ Boswell'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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Boswell'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🧺 Picnic spot🚻 Toilets
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets, picnic area
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +32 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +32 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +65 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 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 Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geology Trail 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 103 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos Eastgate Market Hall, Greyfriars, Gloucester
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Wildlife to spot
25,280 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,280 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Magpie · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +42
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Smew Mergellus albellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Pied Shieldbug +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,280 records · National Biodiversity Network Goldfinch · Magpie · Jackdaw · Lesser Black-backed Gull · Woodpigeon +42
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Coot Fulica atra Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Smew Mergellus albellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Pied Shieldbug +15
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pied Shieldbug
Pied Shieldbug
Tritomegas bicolor
Tritomegas bicolor
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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