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Nibley Knoll

8 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

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51.65841, -2.36986

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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
🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cotswold Way passes nearby
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — Cotswold Way passes nearby
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

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 — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Goldfinch +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Scathophaga stercoraria, Hawthorn Shieldbug +10 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Dog walks

Good match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km

Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

CNN24public footpath · 327 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 327 mSurface groundPath type: footway

CNN25public footpath · 1.1 km

Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmSurface groundPath type: footway

CNN33public footpath · 414 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 414 mSurface groundPath type: footway

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Avon CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

9 public paths nearby

Public paths

Wood Lanebridleway · 333 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 333 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

15,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

15,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumn

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Hobby · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +48

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RavenCorvus corax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Rock DoveColumba livia
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
JayGarrulus glandarius
QuailCoturnix coturnix
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barn OwlTyto alba
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Noctule

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐝

Insects9 species

summerautumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug +4

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2025

Hawkweed · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Angular Solomon's-seal · Keeled Garlic · Buckthorn +11

HawkweedHieracium
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
Angular Solomon's-sealPolygonatum odoratum
Keeled GarlicAllium carinatum
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Common GromwellLithospermum officinale
Great Bindweed

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

15,447 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds53 species

summerautumn

2025

Robin · Blue Tit · Hobby · Carrion Crow · Long-tailed Tit +48

RobinErithacus rubecula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
HobbyFalco subbuteo
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
SwiftApus apus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RookCorvus frugilegus
SwallowHirundo rustica
Common GullLarus canus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
MagpiePica pica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Great TitParus major
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
House MartinDelichon urbicum
RavenCorvus corax
PeregrineFalco peregrinus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
LinnetLinaria cannabina
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Stock DoveColumba oenas
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
Rock DoveColumba livia
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
DunnockPrunella modularis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
JayGarrulus glandarius
QuailCoturnix coturnix
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Barn OwlTyto alba
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes

🦌

Mammals2 species

spring

2026

Common Pipistrelle · Noctule

Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
NoctuleNyctalus noctula

🐝

Insects9 species

summerautumn

2026

Green Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Red-legged Shieldbug +4

Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025

🌿

Plants16 species

spring

2025

Hawkweed · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Angular Solomon's-seal · Keeled Garlic · Buckthorn +11

HawkweedHieracium
Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
Angular Solomon's-sealPolygonatum odoratum
Keeled GarlicAllium carinatum
BuckthornRhamnus cathartica
Common GromwellLithospermum officinale
Great Bindweed

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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