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Hardwicke Court

86 ha

WildlifeBirdsHeritage

Dogs welcome86 ha

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51.80193, -2.30393

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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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ 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
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

5 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 — Wigeon, Chiffchaff, Mallard +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Chiffchaff, Mallard +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, White-legged Damselfly, Helophilus pendulus +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Hornet Hoverfly, White-legged Damselfly, Helophilus pendulus +5 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

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

Geopark WayWalking route175 km

Named routeRef geoLength 175 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

🚴

Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Alternative RouteCycling route236 m

Named routeRef 41Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route79 m

Named routeRef 41Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route261 m

Named routeRef 41Length 261 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

13,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerautumn

2026

Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +64

WigeonMareca penelope2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2024

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

White-legged Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus

White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,455 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds69 species

summerautumn

2026

Wigeon · Yellow-legged Gull · Mallard · Woodpigeon · Chiffchaff +64

WigeonMareca penelope2025
Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
CormorantPhalacrocorax carbo2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
MagpiePica pica2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
Ruddy DuckOxyura jamaicensis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Little OwlAthene noctua2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PintailAnas acuta2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
SwallowHirundo rustica2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
SpoonbillPlatalea leucorodia2025
Great Crested GrebePodiceps cristatus2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
MerlinFalco columbarius2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2024
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
SwiftApus apus2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
Reed WarblerAcrocephalus scirpaceus2024
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2024

🦌

Mammals1 species

spring

2024

Brown Hare

Brown HareLepus europaeus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

springsummer

2024

Great Crested Newt

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus

🐝

Insects2 species

springsummer

2025

White-legged Damselfly · Helophilus pendulus

White-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipes
Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 JThomas · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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