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🛝Family🦉Wildlife🧺Picnic
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.64314, -2.67691
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Cwtch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- ☕The Cwtch — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking☕Café🅿️Parking· Paid🧺Picnic spot🛝Playground🚻Toilets
🛝Family friendly
Very strong match
playground, café, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🧺Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area, café, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space
Free
🎠Playgrounds
Very strong match
playground, toilets, café, parking
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Herring Gull, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yew, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Selfheal +114 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yew, Pellitory-of-the-wall, Selfheal +114 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
72 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV1International cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 4Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 4National Cycle Network
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 3Cycling route▾
Named routeRef EV2International cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
59,176 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
59,176 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Meadow Pipit · Redwing · Starling · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +35
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🐝Insects5 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oedemera femoralis · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Rugged Oil-beetle
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall · Yew · Small Teasel · Oxeye Daisy · Navelwort +7
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- YewTaxus baccata
- Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
59,176 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Meadow Pipit · Redwing · Starling · Woodpigeon · Herring Gull +35
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
🐝Insects5 species
springautumn
2026▾
Dark-edged Bee-fly · Oedemera femoralis · Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Rugged Oil-beetle
- Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025
Pellitory-of-the-wall · Yew · Small Teasel · Oxeye Daisy · Navelwort +7
- Pellitory-of-the-wallParietaria judaica
- YewTaxus baccata
- Small TeaselDipsacus pilosus
- Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
- NavelwortUmbilicus rupestris
- SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
- SnowberrySymphoricarpos albus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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