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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🧺 Picnic
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.89531, -2.08950
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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — 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 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out 🛝 Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking· Free 🧺 Picnic spot🛝 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, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Mallard +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
picnic area, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Beautiful Demoiselle, Harlequin Ladybird, Green Shieldbug +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 7 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 Winchcombe Way (West) Walking route ▾
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
Named route Ref wiw 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 41 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
Show on map Photos Lansdown Crescent from the park
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Wildlife to spot
28,144 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Jay · Woodpigeon · Magpie +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +22
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Water Screw-moss · Lesser Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,144 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Mallard · Robin · Jay · Woodpigeon · Magpie +35
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Robin Erithacus rubecula Jay Garrulus glandarius Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Greylag Goose Anser anser Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redwing Turdus iliacus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Great Tit Parus major Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Dunnock Prunella modularis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2025 🐝 Insects 27 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Hornet Hoverfly · 7-spot Ladybird +22
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Water Screw-moss · Lesser Screw-moss · Grey-cushioned Grimmia
Water Screw-moss Syntrichia latifolia Lesser Screw-moss Syntrichia virescens Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
14-spot Ladybird
14-spot Ladybird
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Propylea quattuordecimpunctata
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
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
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Eupeodes corollae Eupeodes corollae2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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