King George V Playing Field
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds⚽ Pitches
Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.90301, -2.10723
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 156m 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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here 🛝 Playground 156m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +103 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Hairy-footed Flower Bee +103 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Big Shaggy-moss · last seen 2024; Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Big Shaggy-moss · last seen 2024
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane) Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheltenham Circular Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Glevum Way Walking route 42 km ▾
A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map 51 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 437 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 437 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 232 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 114 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 114 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
22,636 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,636 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,636 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blue Tit · Wren · Blackbird · Woodpigeon +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Magpie Pica pica Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Sparrow Passer domesticus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 25 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans +20
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2025
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025
Tawny Mining Bee Andrena fulva2025 