Wotton Community PARC
30 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome30 ha
Getting here
51.63332, -2.36890
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 153m away — 5 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Parking 153m away — 5 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle +31 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
Urban park — family destination
Free
Urban park — open green space
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Track to the car boot sale, Wotton-under-Edge
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Wildlife to spot
11,932 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
11,932 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
frogs and toads · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Black Clock +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Great Bindweed · Gooseberry · Early Dog-violet · Sweet Violet · Viola odorata var. odorata +13
- Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
11,932 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
winterautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Magpie · Robin +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- MagpiePica pica2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2023
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
- Rock DoveColumba livia2023
- SiskinSpinus spinus2023
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2023
🐸Amphibians4 species
winterspringsummer
2025▾
frogs and toads · Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Great Crested Newt
- frogs and toadsAnura
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2024
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Southern Hawker · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Black Clock +11
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2024
- Black ClockPterostichus madidus
Great Bindweed · Gooseberry · Early Dog-violet · Sweet Violet · Viola odorata var. odorata +13
- Great BindweedCalystegia sepium subsp. sepium
- GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
- Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
- Sweet VioletViola odorata
- Viola odorata var. odorataViola odorata var. odorata
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
SyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Malachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatus2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024Cercopis vulnerataCercopis vulnerata2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024MelanostomaMelanostoma2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Alder Leaf BeetleAgelastica alni2024Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2024Tanbark BorerPhymatodes testaceus2024Cherry Laurel
Cherry Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus2024
Prunus laurocerasus2024
Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2024Scaly Male-fernDryopteris affinis2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024MoschatelAdoxa moschatellina2024PignutConopodium majus2024PignutConopodium majus2024Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2024Hard Shield-fernPolystichum aculeatum2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Water FigwortScrophularia auriculata2024Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024Veronica hederifolia subsp. lucorumVeronica hederifolia subsp. lucorum2024Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024Early-purple OrchidOrchis mascula2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common ValerianValeriana officinalis2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Common Dog-violetViola riviniana2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Maidenhair SpleenwortAsplenium trichomanes2024Wild OnionAllium vineale2024Wild OnionAllium vineale2024