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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.83876, -2.17737

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 226m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Magpie +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground; Urban park — family destination

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Good match

Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax +11 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Red Soldier Beetle, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Eristalis pertinax +11 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational 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

🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Main RouteCycling route283 m

Named routeRef 41Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route8 m

Named routeRef 41Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route41 m

Named routeRef 41Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

67,066 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

67,066 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +34

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Great Crested Newt · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

67,066 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds39 species

winter

2026

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Robin +34

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Great TitParus major2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Fox

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red FoxVulpes vulpes

🐸

Amphibians2 species

winterspring

2026

Great Crested Newt · Common Frog

Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects2 species

spring

2026

Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly

Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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