Cooper's Hill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 198 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 198 ha
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51.82412, -2.14528
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Scalewort, Crescent-cup Liverwort · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Scathophaga stercoraria, Cream-spot Ladybird +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 140 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km 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 Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheltenham Circular Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Glevum Way Walking route 42 km ▾
A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map MCR44 public footpath · 160 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 160 m Surface dirt Incline 0% Path type: footway
Show on map Witcombe Roman Villa public footpath · 220 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 220 m Surface paved Path type: service
Show on map Red Route public footpath · 44 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 44 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map 14 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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17,333 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,333 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Muntjac · Noctule · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Newt
🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Wall Scalewort
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,333 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Robin · Great Tit · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon +47
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Redwing Turdus iliacus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Coot Fulica atra2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Teal Anas crecca2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 🦌 Mammals 4 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Mole · Muntjac · Noctule · Rabbit
Mole Talpa europaea Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Noctule Nyctalus noctula Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Newt
🐝 Insects 7 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Cream-spot Ladybird · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025 Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Wall Scalewort
Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 