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Places › England › South West › Gloucester Getting here
51.82976, -2.25275
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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 222m 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 222m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Great Tit +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +85 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Green Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +85 more · last seen 2026
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground; Allotments
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 13 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geology Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Windrush Road public footpath · 58 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 58 m Surface asphalt Path type: path
Show on map Elderwood Way public footpath · 178 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 178 m Path type: path
Show on map 84 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 47 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 47 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
19,215 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 19,215 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Nathusius's Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 18 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Limnephilus lunatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 19,215 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Magpie · Long-tailed Tit · Great Tit +36
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Brown Long-eared Bat · Nathusius's Pipistrelle · Common Pipistrelle · Noctule · Soprano Pipistrelle
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Slow-worm
🐝 Insects 18 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Water Scorpion · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird +13
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Water Scorpion Nepa cinerea 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Limnephilus lunatus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Helina impuncta Helina impuncta2025
Helina impuncta Helina impuncta2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025 