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Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.89177, -2.12505
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 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 🅿️ Parking 80m away — 20 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 🅿️ Parking 80m away — 20 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Box Tree Moth +63 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hairy-footed Flower Bee, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Box Tree Moth +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 41
Varies
🛝 Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 12 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 Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane) Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Regional 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 Nettleton Road public footpath · 306 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 306 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Hollis Road public footpath · 238 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 238 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Main Route Cycling route 437 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 437 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 232 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 114 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 78 m ▾
Named route Length 78 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
16,026 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Starling · House Sparrow · Robin +31
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pine Marten
🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Frog Rana Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Green Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +14
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,026 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 36 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Starling · House Sparrow · Robin +31
Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldcrest Regulus regulus Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Pine Marten
🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring
2025 ▾
Frog · Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Frog Rana Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris Green Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Eristalis tenax · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +14
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Natarsia nugax Natarsia nugax2025
Natarsia nugax Natarsia nugax2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2024
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum2024
Chrysotoxum cautum Chrysotoxum cautum2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
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