Horseshoe Plantation
10 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.93795, -1.92586
Open directionsv
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
- 🐕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
🦉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, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km14 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
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
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Campden Lanebridleway · 606 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 606 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
3,079 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,079 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Essex Skipper +5
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,079 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Robin · Carrion Crow +40
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- MagpiePica pica
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Mute SwanCygnus olor
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus2024
🦌Mammals2 species
springautumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Essex Skipper +5
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
- Large WhitePieris brassicae
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea
- Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola
- Green-veined WhitePieris napi
- Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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