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Places › England › South West › Gloucester Getting here
51.85467, -2.24508
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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 🅿️ Parking 113m away — 20 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 🅿️ Parking 113m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Chiffchaff +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Chiffchaff +72 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil +21 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Pea-leaf Weevil +21 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
Signed route nearby
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 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
Show on map Photos East side of the Church of St Paul and St Stephen, Gloucester
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Wildlife to spot
46,368 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 46,368 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Goldfinch · Mallard +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coot Fulica atra Smew Mergellus albellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Pied Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Loosestrife Weevil +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 46,368 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Goldfinch · Mallard +44
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Teal Anas crecca Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coot Fulica atra Smew Mergellus albellus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 🐝 Insects 7 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Pea-leaf Weevil · Pied Shieldbug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Loosestrife Weevil +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025 