Longlevens Allotments
8 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha
Getting here
51.88381, -2.21048
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 193m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦52+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Wigeon
- ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
- 🛝Playground 193m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Wigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Swollen-thighed Beetle, Beautiful Demoiselle, Azure Damselfly +36 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 km10 signed routes nearby · 5 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
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Beaumont Roadpublic footpath · 172 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 172 mPath type: residential
Little Normanspublic footpath · 220 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 220 mPath type: residential
Simon Roadpublic footpath · 261 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 261 mPath type: residential
118 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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Footbridge from Longlevens to Innsworth
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15,786 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
15,786 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Goldfinch · Starling +33
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PintailAnas acuta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Eristalis tenax · 16-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Hornet Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +4
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Rosemary Beetle
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,786 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspring
2026▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Pintail · Goldfinch · Starling +33
- WigeonMareca penelope
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PintailAnas acuta
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- MerlinFalco columbarius2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- CootFulica atra2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2026▾
Great Crested Newt · Smooth Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025
Eristalis tenax · 16-spot Ladybird · Glyphotaelius pellucidus · Hornet Hoverfly · Swollen-thighed Beetle +4
- Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax
- 16-spot LadybirdTytthaspis sedecimpunctata
- Glyphotaelius pellucidusGlyphotaelius pellucidus
- Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Chrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctum
- Rosemary Beetle
Raspberry
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chrysolina americana
Chrysolina americana
Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasciVaried Carpet BeetleAnthrenus verbasci