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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Free entryDogs welcome67 ha
Getting here
51.82938, -1.99920
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦69+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Wren
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Wren, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Dingy Skipper, Brimstone +49 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Common Blue, Dingy Skipper, Brimstone +49 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Avens, Ivy, Common Nettle +34 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Wood Avens, Ivy, Common Nettle +34 more · last seen 2024
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Hazel, Hawthorn +4 more foraging species
Varies
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Raven · Nuthatch +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
🌿Plants18 species
springsummer
2024▾
Ivy · Common Nettle · Holly · Wood Avens · Hazel +13
- IvyHedera helix
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,178 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2026▾
Wren · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Raven · Nuthatch +39
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummerautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil
- Cramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosus
🌿Plants18 species
springsummer
2024▾
Ivy · Common Nettle · Holly · Wood Avens · Hazel +13
- IvyHedera helix
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Traveller's-joyClematis vitalba
- Blackthorn
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Prunus spinosa
Prunus spinosa
HawthornCrataegus monogynaHawthornCrataegus monogynaBrambleRubus fruticosusBrambleRubus fruticosusBlack BryonyTamus communisBlack BryonyTamus communisWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaWood-sedgeCarex sylvaticaScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisScarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensisSharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatineSharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatineRound-leaved FluellenKickxia spuriaRound-leaved FluellenKickxia spuriaLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumLords-and-LadiesArum maculatumCleaversGalium aparineCleaversGalium aparineDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisDog's MercuryMercurialis perennisRamsonsAllium ursinumRamsonsAllium ursinumEvents & activities nearby
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