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Camp S of Bespidge Wood, near Sudeley

2 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome2 ha

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51.91753, -1.93337

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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
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

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 — Barn Owl, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Barn Owl, Red-legged Partridge, Skylark +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Odontocerum albicorne, Small Tortoiseshell +42 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Odontocerum albicorne, Small Tortoiseshell +42 more · last seen 2023

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Bluebell, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Red Campion · last seen 2022; Plants — Bluebell, Fox-tail Feather-moss, Red Campion · last seen 2022

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

🚴

Cycling

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

Wildlife to spot

3,364 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

3,364 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Carrion Crow +46

Barn OwlTyto alba2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

3,364 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds51 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2026

Barn Owl · Woodpigeon · Kestrel · Red-legged Partridge · Carrion Crow +46

Barn OwlTyto alba2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
Great TitParus major2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
RavenCorvus corax2024
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2024
MagpiePica pica2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
LapwingVanellus vanellus2025
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
RookCorvus frugilegus2024
Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
Rock DoveColumba livia2024
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra2024

🦌

Mammals3 species

winter

2025

Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare

Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2024
Brown HareLepus europaeus2024

🦎

Reptiles3 species

spring

2024

Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard

Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
AdderVipera berus
Common LizardZootoca vivipara

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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