Old Park
✦ Ancient woodland29 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha
Getting here
51.78188, -1.98280
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
- 🌿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
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nuthatch, Chaffinch, Robin +59 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Buttercup, Yorkshire-fog +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +12 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Large White +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 14 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Hayes Lanepublic footpath · 83 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 83 mSurface gravelPath type: service
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route874 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 874 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,097 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,097 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +43
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Rhingia campestris · Hairy Shieldbug · Dotted Bee-fly · Xylota segnis · Broad-bodied Chaser +6
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Green Shieldbug
Silky Wall Feather-moss
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,097 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspringautumn
2026▾
Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Robin · Carrion Crow · Great Tit +43
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Rhingia campestris · Hairy Shieldbug · Dotted Bee-fly · Xylota segnis · Broad-bodied Chaser +6
- Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Xylota segnisXylota segnis
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Green Shieldbug
Silky Wall Feather-moss
- Silky Wall Feather-mossHomalothecium sericeum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Palomena prasina
Palomena prasina
Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalareNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaNeoascia podagricaPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusPlatycheirus albimanusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major