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🦉 Wildlife🧺 Picnic🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.89032, -2.09465
Open directionsv 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cobo Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Cobo Coffee — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 Playground
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 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 42 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
25,505 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,505 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Jay · Goldfinch · Magpie +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · 14-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,505 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Jay · Goldfinch · Magpie +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Coal Tit Periparus ater Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Feral Cat Felis catus 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 12 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Common Darter · 14-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +7
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 