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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South West › Tewkesbury Getting here
51.96293, -2.02548
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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 — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Bent, Cock's-foot, Common Nettle +143 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Common Bent, Cock's-foot, Common Nettle +143 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Blue, Small White, Small Heath +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Small White, Small Heath +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Hogweed, Sheep's Sorrel +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 12 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 Isbourne Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Named route Length 22 km Local walking route
Show on map Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane) Walking route 7 km ▾
Named route Length 7 km Regional walking route
Show on map Cheltenham Circular Footpath Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 141 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 141 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,761 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,761 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swift Apus apus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2021 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Stenocranus minutus · Neophilaenus lineatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Ferdinandea cuprea +13
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022 Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus2022 Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,761 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Magpie +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Dunnock Prunella modularis Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swift Apus apus2023 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2022 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Linnet Linaria cannabina Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2022 Swallow Hirundo rustica2022 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Little Owl Athene noctua Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Greenfinch Chloris chloris House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2023 Tree Sparrow Passer montanus2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2022 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2022 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2022 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer
2022 ▾
Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus2021 🐝 Insects 18 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Stenocranus minutus · Neophilaenus lineatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Ferdinandea cuprea +13
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022 Stenocranus minutus Stenocranus minutus2022 Neophilaenus lineatus Neophilaenus lineatus2021 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ferdinandea
Ferdinandea
Ferdinandea
Ferdinandea
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2023
Harpocera thoracica Harpocera thoracica2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Leptopa vittata Leptopa vittata2022
Leptopa vittata Leptopa vittata2022
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2022
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2022
Mocydiopsis attenuata Mocydiopsis attenuata2022
Mocydiopsis attenuata Mocydiopsis attenuata2022
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2021
Arthaldeus pascuellus Arthaldeus pascuellus2021
Pachytomella parallela Pachytomella parallela2021
Pachytomella parallela Pachytomella parallela2021
Megaloceroea recticornis Megaloceroea recticornis2021
Megaloceroea recticornis Megaloceroea recticornis2021
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2021
Marsh Damselbug Nabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2021
Lygus wagneri Lygus wagneri2021
Lygus wagneri Lygus wagneri2021
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus2021
Miridius quadrivirgatus Miridius quadrivirgatus2021 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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