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Cow Close Coppice - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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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
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 217m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
🛝Playground 217m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking· FreePlaygroundToilets

Best for

10 activities

Playgrounds

Strong match

playground, toilets, parking

Free

Family friendly

Strong match

playground, toilets

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Strong match

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 3 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

Winchcombe Way (East)Walking route

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

Named routeRef wiwRegional walking route

Wyche WayWalking route79 km

A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cotswold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

6,305 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

6,305 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GreenfinchChloris chloris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SiskinSpinus spinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SwiftApus apus
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little OwlAthene noctua
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra

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Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Lesser Stag Beetle · Rosemary Beetle · Volucella bombylans · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +2

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

6,305 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds60 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Wren +55

BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
RavenCorvus corax
Great TitParus major
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
NuthatchSitta europaea
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
BuzzardButeo buteo
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
DunnockPrunella modularis
LinnetLinaria cannabina
RookCorvus frugilegus
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Red KiteMilvus milvus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Coal TitPeriparus ater
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
SwallowHirundo rustica
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GreenfinchChloris chloris
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SiskinSpinus spinus
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
Herring GullLarus argentatus
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SwiftApus apus
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Little OwlAthene noctua
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra

🦌

Mammals1 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis

🐝

Insects7 species

summer

2025

Lesser Stag Beetle · Rosemary Beetle · Volucella bombylans · 7-spot Ladybird · Syrphus +2

Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
SyrphusSyrphus
Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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