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Uckinghall Quarry Nature Reserve pool 3

39 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Free entryDogs welcome39 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — dragonfly and damselfly activity peaks along water edges
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Cormorant, Great Crested Grebe, Canada Goose +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Blue-tailed Damselfly, Red-eyed Damselfly +20 more · last seen 2025

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Eckington Wharf Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km

A 3.5 mile, waymarked riverside walk in the Worcestershire countryside

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Tewkesbury Battle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Mercian Way LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route277 m
Named routeRef 41Length 277 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

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