Fish Hill Picnic Area
6 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.03361, -1.83062
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Fish Hill Car Park 302m away — 6 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Fish Hill Car Park 302m away — 6 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦉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 — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +50 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Small White, Red Admiral +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route12 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 12 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
5,076 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
5,076 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Red Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +4
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Melandrya caraboidesMelandrya caraboides
Elegant Bristle-moss · Eyebright
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- EyebrightEuphrasia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,076 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
🦌Mammals4 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Red Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger
- Red DeerCervus elaphus2025
- MoleTalpa europaea
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- BadgerMeles meles2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
🐝Insects9 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +4
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- SyrphusSyrphus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- Melandrya caraboidesMelandrya caraboides
Elegant Bristle-moss · Eyebright
- Elegant Bristle-mossOrthotrichum pulchellum
- EyebrightEuphrasia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Xanthogramma pedissequumXanthogramma pedissequum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2024Events & activities nearby
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