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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Gloucester Getting here
51.84061, -2.24249
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Robinswood Hill Country Park 269m away — 18 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 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 🅿️ Robinswood Hill Country Park 269m away — 18 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Robin +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Harlequin Ladybird +108 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Wysis Way
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
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 Sheephouse Bridge public footpath · 26 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 26 m Path type: footway
Show on map 103 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
20,390 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,390 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Smew Mergellus albellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,390 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Goldfinch · Long-tailed Tit +34
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Tit Parus major Teal Anas crecca Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Smew Mergellus albellus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Falco peregrinus peregrinus Falco peregrinus peregrinus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Pea-leaf Weevil · Scathophaga stercoraria +12
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium
Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Southern Green Shieldbug Nezara viridula2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 