Limehill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South West › Tewkesbury Getting here
51.92927, -1.92515
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Carrion Crow, Red-legged Partridge +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Barn Owl, Carrion Crow, Red-legged Partridge +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +43 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 5 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 Diamond Way Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Ref DIA Length 106 km Regional walking route
Show on map Donnington Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Length 100 km Local walking route
Show on map Windrush Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.
Named route Ref Win Length 22 km
Show on map Warden's Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA
Named route Ref War Length 22 km
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 3 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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Wildlife to spot
3,168 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,168 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Robin +44
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Martin Delichon urbicum Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Peregrine Falco peregrinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Essex Skipper +4
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Marbled White Melanargia galathea Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola Green-veined White Pieris napi Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,168 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Pheasant · Woodpigeon · Wren · Jackdaw · Robin +44
Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Barn Owl Tyto alba Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Great Tit Parus major Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Rook Corvus frugilegus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Magpie Pica pica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Starling Sturnus vulgaris Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Lapwing Vanellus vanellus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Marsh Tit Poecile palustris House Martin Delichon urbicum Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Swallow Hirundo rustica Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Peregrine Falco peregrinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major 🦌 Mammals 1 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Essex Skipper +4
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina Large White Pieris brassicae Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus Marbled White Melanargia galathea Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola Green-veined White Pieris napi Painted Lady Vanessa cardui Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Peacock Aglais io
Peacock Aglais io
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta ![The Salt Way [2]](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/01/70/18/1701842_7c5da307.jpg)