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Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.89641, -2.04440
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit ✦ 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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +81 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Cockchafer, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +159 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Cockchafer, Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +159 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Water Screw-moss, Lesser Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +9 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Lesser Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia +9 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 16 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 Winchcombe Way (West) Walking route ▾
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
Named route Ref wiw Regional walking route
Show on map Gustav Holst Way (Corndean Lane to Guiting Power) Walking route 6.9 km ▾
Named route Length 6.9 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 Isbourne Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Named route Length 22 km Local walking route
Show on map Harp Hill Footpath public footpath · 247 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 247 m Surface asphalt Path type: footway
Show on map Jacob's Ladder public footpath · 256 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 256 m Path type: track
Show on map Harp Hill Footpath public footpath · 253 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 253 m Path type: footway
Show on map 25 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
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35,761 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 35,761 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Blue Tit +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Greater Horseshoe Bat
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Stenophylax permistus · Agriotes obscurus +39
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Agriotes obscurus Agriotes obscurus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Water Screw-moss · Lesser Screw-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 35,761 records · National Biodiversity Network Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird · Herring Gull · Blue Tit +32
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Coal Tit Periparus ater Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Spotted Redshank Tringa erythropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Soprano Pipistrelle · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Common Pipistrelle · Greater Horseshoe Bat
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Greater Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper · Stenophylax permistus · Agriotes obscurus +39
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025 Stenophylax permistus Stenophylax permistus Agriotes obscurus Agriotes obscurus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Water Screw-moss · Lesser Screw-moss
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025
Oedemera virescens Oedemera virescens2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Athysanus argentarius Athysanus argentarius2025
Athysanus argentarius Athysanus argentarius2025
Orthocephalus saltator Orthocephalus saltator2025
Orthocephalus saltator Orthocephalus saltator2025
Eupteryx vittata Eupteryx vittata2025
Eupteryx vittata Eupteryx vittata2025
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2025
Blue-winged Olive Serratella ignita2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Strawberry Seed Beetle Harpalus rufipes2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Ophonus ardosiacus Ophonus ardosiacus2025
Prionychus Prionychus2025
Prionychus Prionychus2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Opsius stactogalus Opsius stactogalus2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Hydropsyche Hydropsyche2025
Zygina flammigera Zygina flammigera2025
Zygina flammigera Zygina flammigera2025
Harpalus rufipalpis Harpalus rufipalpis2025
Harpalus rufipalpis Harpalus rufipalpis2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2025
Phyllobius virideaeris Phyllobius virideaeris2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Closterotomus trivialis Closterotomus trivialis2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Stenagostus rhombeus Stenagostus rhombeus2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2025
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Lygus Lygus2025
Lygus Lygus2025
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2025
Limnephilidae Limnephilidae2025 