St Josephs Roman Catholic Church
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51.72769, -2.52649
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▾ 🐦 104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Hips Social — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 104+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Woodpigeon 🧺 Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out ☕ Hips Social — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome☕ Café🅿️ Parking· Paid 🚻 Toilets
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +101 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +101 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Strong match
café, toilets, car park
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Western Honey Bee +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
café, toilets
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 11 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.7 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 2.7 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 20 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 20 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
9,614 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,614 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 60 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Wren +55
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Dock Bug · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Violet Ground Beetle · Red Wood Ant +4
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Water Cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,614 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 60 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Herring Gull · Wren +55
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Black-backed Gull Larus marinus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Oystercatcher Haematopus ostralegus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2025 Yellow-browed Warbler Phylloscopus inornatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Curlew Numenius arquata2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Eider Somateria mollissima2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Dock Bug · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Violet Ground Beetle · Red Wood Ant +4
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Water Cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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