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Holywell Orchard

7 ha

📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.69234, -2.36109

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Lidl Car Park 459m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦70+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Magpie
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Lidl Car Park 459m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Meadow Pipit +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Meadow Pipit +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Pine Ladybird, Rugged Oil-beetle, Red-legged Shieldbug +1 more · last seen 2026

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km

Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route

a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course

Named routeRef CWNational walking route

Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km

Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 3Walking route10 km

Named routeRef WGR3Length 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Saint Georges Roadpublic footpath · 179 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 179 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route3.5 km

Named routeRef 41Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.5 km

Named routeRef 41Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth

Main RouteCycling route94 m

Named routeRef 41Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 41Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose

Main RouteCycling route809 m

Named routeRef 41Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

45,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

45,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit · Goldcrest +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Pine Ladybird

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

45,603 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds47 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Magpie · Great Tit · Goldcrest +42

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
BlackbirdTurdus merula
MagpiePica pica
Great TitParus major
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
JackdawColoeus monedula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
SnipeGallinago gallinago2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025

🦌

Mammals3 species

spring

2026

Soprano Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Eurasian Serotine

Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus

🐝

Insects1 species

winter

2026

Pine Ladybird

Pine LadybirdExochomus quadripustulatus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 David Howard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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