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Exedra

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

CaféParking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hornet, Downland Villa, Dark-edged Bee-fly +47 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet, Downland Villa, Dark-edged Bee-fly +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Arum Rust, Periwinkle Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Arum Rust, Periwinkle Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2025; Plants — Eyebright · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route

Geology TrailWalking 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

Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route

Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Alternative RouteCycling route969 m

Named routeRef 41Length 969 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Wildlife to spot

16,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

16,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +66

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects50 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hornet · Downland Villa · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee +45

HornetVespa crabro
Downland VillaVilla cingulata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
MelanostomaMelanostoma
EristalisEristalis
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Capsus aterCapsus ater
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
TabanusTabanus
SyrphusSyrphus
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media

🍄

Fungi2 species

spring

2025

Arum Rust · Periwinkle Rust

Arum RustPuccinia sessilis
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Eyebright

EyebrightEuphrasia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

16,208 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds71 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Blackbird +66

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
MagpiePica pica2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects50 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Hornet · Downland Villa · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee +45

HornetVespa crabro
Downland VillaVilla cingulata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale
Graphopsocus cruciatusGraphopsocus cruciatus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
Dryomyza anilisDryomyza anilis
Ant Damsel BugHimacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides
Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata
Aphrophora alniAphrophora alni
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatusPantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus
Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata
Kidney-spot LadybirdChilocorus renipustulatus
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Deraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescensDeraeocoris (Knightocapsus) lutescens
Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus
Larch LadybirdAphidecta obliterata
SphaerophoriaSphaerophoria
Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii
MelanostomaMelanostoma
EristalisEristalis
Campyloneura virgulaCampyloneura virgula
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa
Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea
Capsus aterCapsus ater
Potato CapsidClosterotomus norwegicus
TabanusTabanus
SyrphusSyrphus
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus
Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media

🍄

Fungi2 species

spring

2025

Arum Rust · Periwinkle Rust

Arum RustPuccinia sessilis
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae

🌿

Plants1 species

autumn

2025

Eyebright

EyebrightEuphrasia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Oscar Taylor · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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