Hillfield Rest Garden 1 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Places › England › South West › Gloucester Getting here
51.86948, -2.23011
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 148m 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 148m 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 — public woodland
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 Wood sculpture on Hillfield Garden
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Wildlife to spot
29,246 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 29,246 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +41
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Smew Mergellus albellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Harlequin Ladybird Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 29,246 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 46 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Lesser Black-backed Gull · Herring Gull · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch +41
Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Common Tern Sterna hirundo2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Smew Mergellus albellus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2024 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Eristalis pertinax +18
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025 Harlequin Ladybird Himalayan Balsam
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Harmonia axyridis2024
Harmonia axyridis2024
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
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
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Southern Migrant Hawker Aeshna affinis2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Cheilosia Cheilosia2024
Cheilosia Cheilosia2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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