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51.75000, -2.22407

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦78+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Dipper and Woodpigeon
🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
🛝Playground 103m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePicnic spotPlaygroundToilets

Best for

8 activities

Picnic day out

Very strong match

picnic area, toilets, car park; Urban park — open green space

Free

Family friendly

Very strong match

playground, toilets, picnic area; Urban park — family destination

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Dipper, Woodpigeon, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Dipper, Woodpigeon, Magpie +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Rugged Oil-beetle, Great Green Bush-cricket, Dark Bush-cricket +81 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

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

Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route

Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route

MST27Walking route

Named routeRef MST27

Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

The Long Groundpublic footpath · 247 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 247 mSurface pavedPath type: path

Lovedays Meadpublic footpath · 50 m

Public pathpublic footpathLength 50 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential

🚴

Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route

Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route817 m

Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

N/ACycling route50 m

Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

N/ACycling route68 m

Named routeLength 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

24,849 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

24,849 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock +50

MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
NuthatchSitta europaea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Rugged Oil-beetle · Oedemera femoralis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird

Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

24,849 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

autumn

2026

Magpie · Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Dunnock +50

MagpiePica pica2025
RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
DunnockPrunella modularis
DipperCinclus cinclus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
KingfisherAlcedo atthis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Mute SwanCygnus olor
NuthatchSitta europaea
Water RailRallus aquaticus
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Pica pica picaPica pica pica2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Sylvia atricapilla atricapillaSylvia atricapilla atricapilla2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
GoosanderMergus merganser2025

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumn

2025

Otter

OtterLutra lutra

🐸

Amphibians3 species

spring

2026

Common Frog · Palmate Newt · Smooth Newt

Common FrogRana temporaria
Palmate NewtLissotriton helveticus
Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris2025

🐝

Insects4 species

springautumnwinter

2026

Rugged Oil-beetle · Oedemera femoralis · Dark-edged Bee-fly · 22-spot Ladybird

Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major
22-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

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