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Crickley Hill Camp ✦ Ancient woodland 9 ha
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🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Dogs welcome 9 ha
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51.84343, -2.10708
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Best for 6 activities 🦅 Bird watching
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Free Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026
Birds — Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit +56 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
🦋 Insect spotting
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Free Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +53 more · last seen 2026
Dogs allowed with public access
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾ Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾ Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Cheltenham Circular Footpath 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 Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill) Walking route 5.7 km ▾ Named route Length 5.7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Uplift public footpath · 51 m ▾ Public path public footpath Length 51 m Path type: track
Show on map 13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 579 m ▾ Named route Ref 41 Length 579 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 575 m ▾ Named route Ref 41 Length 575 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 10 m ▾ Named route Ref 41 Length 10 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 229 m ▾ Named route Ref 41 Length 229 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
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About this historic site Crickley Hill Camp is an ancient historic site covering 9 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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▾ Crickley Hill Country Park (8)
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‹ › Visiting this spring
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌸 Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays 🐦 Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April 🦌 Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best 🌱 Visiting this spring
🌸 Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays 🐦 Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April 🦌 Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best Facilities 🅿️ Parking
3 nearby · Paid · 246m
✦ Ancient ✓ Public access 🐶 Dogs
Good to know 🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Wildlife to spot
19,761 records from NBN Atlas
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Wildlife to spot 19,761 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 59 species
winter spring autumn
2026 Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Goldfinch
+54 more species Hide species list All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2024 Roe Deer
Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 Common Toad
🐝 Insects 56 species
summer autumn
2026 Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Small Heath
+51 more species Hide species list All 56 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,761 records · NBN Atlas 🐦 Birds 59 species
winter spring autumn
2026 Great Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Goldfinch
+54 more species Hide species list All 59 birds recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2024 Grasshopper Warbler Locustella naevia2024 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2023 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2023 Rock Dove Columba livia2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2024 Roe Deer
Adder · Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 Common Toad
🐝 Insects 56 species
summer autumn
2026 Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Small Heath
+51 more species Hide species list All 56 insects recorded nearby (NBN Atlas)
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small Heath Coenonympha pamphilus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2024
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Common Earwig Forficula auricularia/dentata agg.2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Stripe-winged Grasshopper Stenobothrus lineatus2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2024
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2023
Adonis Blue Polyommatus bellargus2023
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Turtle Bug Podops inuncta2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Dimorphic Strider Macrophya montana2024
Dimorphic Strider Macrophya montana2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia2024
Marsh Fritillary Euphydryas aurinia2024
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae2024
Grizzled Skipper Pyrgus malvae2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans2024
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2024
Limnephilus affinis Limnephilus affinis2024
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024
Limnephilus auricula Limnephilus auricula2024
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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