St Thomas More and St John Fisher Church
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Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.70447, -2.20137
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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 ☀️ Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay 🛝 Playground 298m 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 298m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🅿️ Parking· Free 🛝 Playground
🦉 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, Blue Tit, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +86 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large Blue, Great Green Bush-cricket, Glow-worm +70 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large Blue, Great Green Bush-cricket, Glow-worm +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 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 Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WAS Round trip Local walking route
Show on map MST27 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MST27
Show on map Everest Close public footpath · 105 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 105 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map 47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mercian Way (Stroud branch) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (45) National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 817 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 817 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Photos Approaching Minchinhampton from the west
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Wildlife to spot
27,625 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +48
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Otter · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +1
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Glow-worm Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,625 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Jackdaw · Robin · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Carrion Crow +48
Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula Magpie Pica pica2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Little Gull Hydrocoloeus minutus2025 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Otter · Grey Squirrel · Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule +1
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Southern Hawker · Large Red Damselfly · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug +15
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Glow-worm Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Lampyris noctiluca
Lampyris noctiluca
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Eupeodes luniger Eupeodes luniger
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri
Squamapion atomarium Squamapion atomarium
Squamapion atomarium Squamapion atomarium
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Ashy Mining Bee Andrena cineraria
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