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The Toots long barrow, Selsley Common

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📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.72638, -2.25177

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +71 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Black-tailed Skimmer +25 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Forked Veilwort, Common Smoothcap, Silky Wall Feather-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Forked Veilwort, Common Smoothcap, Silky Wall Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
MST27Walking route
Named routeRef MST27
Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way)Walking route

Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted

Named routeRef (T&S W)Point-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

68 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (alternative)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route145 m
Named routeRef 45Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View from the long barrow on Selsley Common

📷 Sarah Charlesworth · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View from the long barrow on Selsley Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stratford ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Rodborough CommonUrban park2.4 km→🌱Laburnum ParkUrban park3.1 km→🌱Rest GardenUrban park3.1 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bank GardensUrban park3.3 km→

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