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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Gloucester Getting here
51.87539, -2.21066
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 278m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Goldfinch, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Goldfinch, Robin, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Box Tree Moth, 7-spot Ladybird +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 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 Cheltenham Circular Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 117 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
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Wildlife to spot
21,795 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,795 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly +25
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,795 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
winter summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Robin · Blackbird +46
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Greylag Goose Anser anser Goldcrest Regulus regulus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2024 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Sedge Warbler Acrocephalus schoenobaenus2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2024 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Great Crested Newt · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus2024 Beautiful Demoiselle · Azure Damselfly · Eristalis tenax · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Blue Damselfly +25
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2024 Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax2024
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2024
Black Bean Aphid Aphis (Aphis) fabae2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Varied Carpet Beetle Anthrenus verbasci
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Polydrusus impressifrons Polydrusus impressifrons2024
Polydrusus impressifrons Polydrusus impressifrons2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Cheilosia Cheilosia2024
Cheilosia Cheilosia2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
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
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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