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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
Places › England › South West › Tewkesbury Getting here
51.98448, -1.89757
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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 🐕 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 — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Carrion Crow, Blackbird +72 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, Ringlet +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Greater Butterfly-orchid, Common Twayblade, Herb-Paris +40 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Greater Butterfly-orchid, Common Twayblade, Herb-Paris +40 more · last seen 2021
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Mouse-ear-hawkweed, Hogweed, Meadowsweet +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 2 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 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
1,615 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,615 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Wren · Carrion Crow +48
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 🦌 Mammals 11 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +6
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Mole Talpa europaea2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Syrphus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023 Syrphus Syrphus Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,615 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Yellowhammer · Great Tit · Wren · Carrion Crow +48
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Robin Erithacus rubecula Skylark Alauda arvensis Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Swift Apus apus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Magpie Pica pica Whitethroat Curruca communis Swallow Hirundo rustica Rook Corvus frugilegus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Jay Garrulus glandarius Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Tawny Owl Strix aluco Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Sparrow Passer domesticus House Martin Delichon urbicum Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 🦌 Mammals 11 species
winter summer
2024 ▾
Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Grey Squirrel · Mole · Common Pipistrelle · Hedgehog +6
Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2022 Mole Talpa europaea2022 Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus2022 Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2023 Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Blue-tailed Damselfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Syrphus · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2023 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2023 Syrphus Syrphus Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Long-eared Bat species
Long-eared Bat species
Plecotus2022
Plecotus2022
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus2022
Brandt's Bat Myotis brandtii2022
Brandt's Bat Myotis brandtii2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2022 