Sweethills Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 149 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 149 ha
Places › England › South West › Cotswold Getting here
51.71849, -2.03662
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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Nebria brevicollis, Figwort Sawfly, Roesel's Bush-cricket +13 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 105 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 105 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 592 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 592 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on 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
10,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,946 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Mistle Thrush · Nuthatch · Chiffchaff · Robin +41
Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Whitethroat Curruca communis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Sitta europaea caesia Sitta europaea caesia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Nebria brevicollis · Figwort Sawfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +6
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,946 records · National Biodiversity Network Swallow · Mistle Thrush · Nuthatch · Chiffchaff · Robin +41
Swallow Hirundo rustica Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Coal Tit Periparus ater Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella House Martin Delichon urbicum Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Common Gull Larus canus Linnet Linaria cannabina Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Whitethroat Curruca communis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Dunnock Prunella modularis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla2024 Sitta europaea caesia Sitta europaea caesia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Nebria brevicollis · Figwort Sawfly · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Lesser Marsh Grasshopper +6
Nebria brevicollis Nebria brevicollis Figwort Sawfly Tenthredo scrophulariae Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Lesser Marsh Grasshopper Chorthippus albomarginatus Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark Bush-cricket
Dark Bush-cricket
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Rufous Grasshopper Gomphocerippus rufus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2024
Platystomos albinus Platystomos albinus2024
Mallota cimbiciformis Mallota cimbiciformis2024
Mallota cimbiciformis Mallota cimbiciformis2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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