Cliff Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland20 ha
🦉Wildlife🦋Insects🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha
Getting here
51.94446, -1.89052
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km11 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Windrush WayWalking route22 km▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.
Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
Warden's WayWalking route22 km▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA
Named routeRef WarLength 22 km
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
2,524 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
2,524 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Nuthatch +43
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel · Feral Sheep
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral SheepOvis aries
Meadow Brown · Small White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Marbled White +7
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
🌿Plants24 species
springautumn
2025▾
Creeping Thistle · Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Buttercup · Common Nettle · Bulbous Buttercup +19
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- Water MintMentha aquatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,524 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
wintersummer
2025▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Robin · Wren · Nuthatch +43
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- MagpiePica pica
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- RavenCorvus corax
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
Domestic Dog · Grey Squirrel · Feral Sheep
- Domestic DogCanis lupus subsp. familiaris
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral SheepOvis aries
Meadow Brown · Small White · Speckled Wood · Gatekeeper · Marbled White +7
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
🌿Plants24 species
springautumn
2025▾
Creeping Thistle · Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock · Creeping Buttercup · Common Nettle · Bulbous Buttercup +19
- Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
- Curled Dock / Broad-leaved DockRumex crispus/obtusifolius
- Creeping ButtercupRanunculus repens
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- Bulbous ButtercupRanunculus bulbosus
- Water MintMentha aquatica
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Lucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatusLucerne BugAdelphocoris lineolatusTurnip TigressAthalia rosaeTurnip TigressAthalia rosaePlacochilus seladonicusPlacochilus seladonicusPlacochilus seladonicusPlacochilus seladonicusGreen-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2024Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2024White CloverTrifolium repensWhite CloverTrifolium repensDandelionTaraxacum2024DandelionTaraxacum2024Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataRibwort PlantainPlantago lanceolataCommon SorrelRumex acetosaCommon SorrelRumex acetosaHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusHard Rush / Soft Rush / Compact RushJuncus inflexus/effusus/conglomeratusSilverweedPotentilla anserinaSilverweedPotentilla anserinaMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreMarsh ThistleCirsium palustreBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaBluebellHyacinthoides non-scriptaOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumOpposite-leaved Golden-saxifrageChrysosplenium oppositifoliumHogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2024Lesser CelandineFicaria vernaLesser CelandineFicaria vernaGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysGermander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrysHoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Hoary WillowherbEpilobium parviflorum2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Autumn HawkbitScorzoneroides autumnalis2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Greater PlantainPlantago major2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle2024Events & activities nearby
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