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Holmleigh Park

24 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Holmleigh Park High School · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha

Getting here

51.83266, -2.26570

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chiffchaff and Woodpigeon
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 229m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Chiffchaff, Woodpigeon, Magpie +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Pine Ladybird, Syritta pipiens +50 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 25 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

Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route

Geopark WayWalking route175 km

Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route

Geology TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Lilac Waypublic footpath · 81 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 81 mPath type: footway

Beverstone Roadpublic footpath · 50 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mPath type: residential

Beverstone Roadpublic footpath · 16 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 16 mPath type: residential

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Cycling

91 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route47 m

Named routeRef 42Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

56,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

56,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Magpie · Blackcap +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

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Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

56,178 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds50 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Magpie · Blackcap +45

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
JackdawColoeus monedula
Great TitParus major
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
House SparrowPasser domesticus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Common RosefinchCarpodacus erythrinus2025
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025

🐝

Insects4 species

winterspring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Water ScorpionNepa cinerea
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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