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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.88579, -2.22798
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦72+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground on site — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2026; Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl
Free
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Goldfinch +69 more · last seen 2026; Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Box Tree Moth, Azure Damselfly +48 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Urban park — family destination
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 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
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
Black Ash Lanepublic footpath · 291 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 291 mSurface asphaltPath type: cycleway
Black Ash Lanepublic footpath · 22 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 22 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
111 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
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13,897 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
13,897 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Black Bean Aphid · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
- Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2024
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
13,897 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Jackdaw · Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Robin · Blackbird +43
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Little OwlAthene noctua2024
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Rabbit · Hazel Dormouse
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
Azure Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Black Bean Aphid · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea +15
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella2024
- Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgo2024
- Black Bean AphidAphis (Aphis) fabae2024
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilineaDeraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea
- Broad-bodied Chaser
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Polydrusus impressifronsPolydrusus impressifrons2024Polydrusus impressifronsPolydrusus impressifrons2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Volucella pellucensVolucella pellucens2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024Batman HoverflyMyathropa florea2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024CheilosiaCheilosia2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata202410-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Polydrusus formosusPolydrusus formosus2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024Western Honey BeeApis mellifera2024