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Old Pleasure Gardens

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.71821, -2.54916

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 109m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +96 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Fallacious Beard-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Fallacious Beard-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +41 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

Urban park — family destination

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nutkin Nursery, Lydney

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nutkin Nursery, Lydney

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park500 m→✦Lydney HarbourHistoric site2.9 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Josephs Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds1.9 km→

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