Wymans Brook Open Space 13 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 13 ha
Places › England › South West › Cheltenham Getting here
51.91528, -2.08407
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +196 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Small White, Harlequin Ladybird, Blue-tailed Damselfly +196 more · last seen 2026
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 km 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Winchcombe Way (West) Walking route ▾
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
Named route Ref wiw Regional walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane) Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheltenham Circular Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 437 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 437 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 232 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 232 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tommy Taylors Lane restricted byway · 311 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 311 m Path type: tertiary
Show on map Tommy Taylors Lane restricted byway · 173 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 173 m Path type: tertiary
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Wildlife to spot
27,396 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 27,396 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Jay +23
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Adder Vipera berus2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Parent Bug +77
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 27,396 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 28 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Mallard · Woodpigeon · House Sparrow · Blackbird · Jay +23
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Woodpigeon Columba palumbus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Blackbird Turdus merula Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Magpie Pica pica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 🦎 Reptiles 3 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Adder · Slow-worm · Red-eared Terrapin
Adder Vipera berus2025 Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Red-eared Terrapin Trachemys scripta subsp. elegans2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Harlequin Ladybird · Beautiful Demoiselle · 7-spot Ladybird · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Parent Bug +77
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025 Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Rhyparochromus vulgaris Rhyparochromus vulgaris
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Birch Catkin Bug Kleidocerys resedae2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Issus coleoptratus Issus coleoptratus2025
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Epistrophe eligans Epistrophe eligans
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Southern Oak Bush-cricket Meconema meridionale2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Limnephilus marmoratus Limnephilus marmoratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Eremocoris fenestratus Eremocoris fenestratus2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Lagria hirta Lagria hirta2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Limnephilus lunatus Limnephilus lunatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Endomychus coccineus Endomychus coccineus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Silver Fish Lepisma saccharinum2025
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2025
Bradycellus verbasci Bradycellus verbasci2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Stag Knucklehorn Cladius pectinicornis2025
Stag Knucklehorn Cladius pectinicornis2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Berytinus (Berytinus) minor Berytinus (Berytinus) minor2025
Berytinus (Berytinus) minor Berytinus (Berytinus) minor2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Lesser Earwig Labia minor2025
Lesser Earwig Labia minor2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Blue Shieldbug Zicrona caerulea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Rose Fusehorn Arge pagana2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Iassus lanio Iassus lanio2025
Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri2025
Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri Reptalus (Reptalus) panzeri2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Mining Sawfly Profenusa pygmaea2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
Glyphotaelius pellucidus Glyphotaelius pellucidus2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Figwort Weevil Cionus scrophulariae2025
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2025
Black-Kneed Apple Capsid Blepharidopterus angulatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus2025
Megaloceroea recticornis Megaloceroea recticornis2025
Megaloceroea recticornis Megaloceroea recticornis2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Apion frumentarium Apion frumentarium2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis Thecabius (Thecabius) affinis2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Clay-coloured Weevil Otiorhynchus singularis2025
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2025
Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis Cryptomyzus (Cryptomyzus) ribis2025
Elm Mining Sawfly Fenusa ulmi2025
Elm Mining Sawfly Fenusa ulmi2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Issus Issus2025
Issus Issus2025
Geranium Mandrel Ametastegia carpini2025
Geranium Mandrel Ametastegia carpini2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Anaspis maculata Anaspis maculata2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Empis tessellata Empis tessellata2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Anthomyia Anthomyia2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Polydrusus formosus Polydrusus formosus2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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