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The Oval

2 ha

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.84782, -2.24902

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 69m away — 14 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 69m away — 14 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Magpie +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lagria hirta, Syritta pipiens +43 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Lagria hirta, Syritta pipiens +43 more · last seen 2026

Free

Family friendly

Good match

Urban park — family destination

Free

Picnic day out

Good match

Urban park — open green space

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

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

Geopark WayWalking route175 km

Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route

Geology TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

101 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route

Named routeLocal cycle route

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route

Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route47 m

Named routeRef 42Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

42,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

42,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Redwing · Magpie · Robin +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SmewMergellus albellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

42,213 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds48 species

autumnwinter

2026

Woodpigeon · Goldfinch · Redwing · Magpie · Robin +43

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
RedwingTurdus iliacus
MagpiePica pica
RobinErithacus rubecula
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
JayGarrulus glandarius
JackdawColoeus monedula
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
Great TitParus major2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
TealAnas crecca2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
Water RailRallus aquaticus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
SmewMergellus albellus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025

🐝

Insects5 species

springwinter

2026

7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Scathophaga stercoraria · 10-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird

7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria
10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houses on the NW side of The Oval, Gloucester

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