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🧺Picnic🦅Birds🛝Family
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.88992, -2.09522
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺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
- 🐦67+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Woodpigeon
- 🧺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
☕Café🅿️Parking🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +64 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
playground, café, parking
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +48 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking 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
43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route78 m▾
Named routeLength 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Children's Play Area, Hatherley Park
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Wildlife to spot
25,499 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,499 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Robin · Jay · Goldfinch · Magpie +36
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,499 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Robin · Jay · Goldfinch · Magpie +36
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- MagpiePica pica
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · 10-spot Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +7
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas