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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 2 ha
Places › England › South West › Tewkesbury Getting here
51.98656, -2.12331
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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🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +70 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bumblebee +42 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Darter, Dark-edged Bee-fly, Bumblebee +42 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Moderate match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022; Plants — Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2022
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 3 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 Shakespeare's Avon Way Walking route 142 km ▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named route Ref SAW Length 142 km Regional walking route
Show on map Tewkesbury Battle Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 21 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 21 Local cycle route
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos M6 southbound near Milnes Covert
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Wildlife to spot
15,319 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,319 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Harvest Mouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,319 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Long-tailed Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow · Wren +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greylag Goose Anser anser Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2025 Little Owl Athene noctua2025 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Harvest Mouse
Harvest Mouse Micromys minutus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Common Darter · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Green Shieldbug · 14-spot Ladybird +2
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025
Green Dock Beetle Gastrophysa viridula2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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