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Dogs welcome

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
  • Playing fields is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Carrion Crow +49 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playing fields

Playing field

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +64 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Red-legged Shieldbug +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Water Screw-moss, Lesser Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025; Plants — Water Screw-moss, Lesser Screw-moss, Grey-cushioned Grimmia · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Winchcombe Way (West)Walking route

The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe

Named routeRef wiwRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Isbourne WayWalking route22 km
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Coltham Fieldspublic footpath · 189 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 189 mPath type: residential
Haywards Lanepublic footpath · 84 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 84 mPath type: residential
Haywards Roadpublic footpath · 56 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 56 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

29 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route78 m
Named routeLength 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route297 m
Named routeRef 41Length 297 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Terrace on Prince's Street, Cheltenham

Terrace on Prince's Street, Cheltenham

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