Hillfield Court Gardens 2 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › Gloucester Getting here
51.86946, -2.23019
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 147m 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 147m 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, Magpie, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Azure Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Azure Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Creeping Buttercup, Curled Dock +25 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Rough Meadow-grass, Creeping Buttercup, Curled Dock +25 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Common Nettle, Hogweed +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 4 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 Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geology Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Posy Lane public footpath · 169 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 169 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Photos King's Board, Hillfield Gardens
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Lepus europaeus2022
Lepus europaeus2022
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2023
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2024
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Eupeodes Eupeodes2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Syrphus Syrphus2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Potato Capsid Closterotomus norwegicus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Stag Beetle Lucanus cervus2023
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Cheilosia Cheilosia2024
Cheilosia Cheilosia2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2024
Viburnum Scale Lichtensia viburni2024
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2023
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2023
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2023
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2023
Eristalis intricaria Eristalis intricaria2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2023
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2022
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2022
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2022
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2022
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2022
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2022 2022
2022
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2022
Common Vetch Vicia sativa2022
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2022
Silverweed Potentilla anserina2022
Bindweed Calystegia2022
Bindweed Calystegia2022
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2022
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2022
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2023
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2022
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2022
Bittersweet Solanum dulcamara2022
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2022
Downy Oat Avenula pubescens2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2022
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2022
Hogweed Heracleum sphondylium2022
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2022
Upright Brome Bromopsis erecta2022
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2022
Yorkshire-fog Holcus lanatus2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Dandelion Taraxacum2022
Goat Willow Salix caprea2022
Goat Willow Salix caprea2022
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2022
False Oat-grass Arrhenatherum elatius2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2022
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata2022
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2022
Spiked Sedge Carex spicata2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2022
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2022
Common Ragwort Jacobaea vulgaris2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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