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Little Cloister

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📷 Rudi Winter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.86808, -2.24648

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Café on site — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Bike parkingCaféParking· Paid

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Robin, Great Tit +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Azure Damselfly, White-legged Damselfly +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +33 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +33 more · last seen 2024

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, Water Mint +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional 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
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

104 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Little Cloister, Gloucester

📷 Rudi Winter · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Little Cloister, Gloucester

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🌱Robinswood Hill Country ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Scott Avenue Open SpaceUrban park3.3 km→🏞️ROBINSWOOD HILLCountry park3.7 km→🌱Glevum Way ParkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Holmleigh ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱St Lucy's CourtUrban park200 m→

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