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St Matthew's Church

📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

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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 163m 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 163m 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

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Corizus hyoscyami, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 22-spot Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Corizus hyoscyami, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 22-spot Ladybird +37 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way (Selsley Common route)

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route

Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route

MST27Walking route

Named routeRef MST27

Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route

Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network

Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route

Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route817 m

Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route145 m

Named routeRef 45Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

31,828 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

31,828 records · National Biodiversity Network

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Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Kingfisher +47

MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025

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Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird · Pied Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dotted Bee-fly +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

31,828 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Robin · Carrion Crow · Blue Tit · Kingfisher +47

MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
DipperCinclus cinclus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
Great TitParus major2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor
RavenCorvus corax2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
BuzzardButeo buteo2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2026

Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird · Pied Shieldbug · Scathophaga stercoraria · Dotted Bee-fly +2

Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata
Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Himacerus (Anaptus) majorHimacerus (Anaptus) major2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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📷 Richard Vince · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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