Tortworth Copse ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South West › South Gloucestershire Getting here
51.63300, -2.41411
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 366m away — 6 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 366m away — 6 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +59 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown +59 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 23 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Little Avon Circuit Walking route 1.5 km ▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named route Length 1.5 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref WGR2 Length 8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Stanley Walk Walking route 1 km ▾
The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.
Named route Length 1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1 Walking route 12.1 km ▾
Named route Ref WGR1 Length 12.1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Poolfield Farm Lane public footpath · 213 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 213 m Path type: service
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 5.2 km 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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11,403 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,403 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +38
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ringlet · Lesser Stag Beetle · Small White · Speckled Wood · Common Darter +29
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Meadow Brown Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,403 records · National Biodiversity Network Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Robin · Carrion Crow +38
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Linnet Linaria cannabina Great Tit Parus major Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Raven Corvus corax Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus2024 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 34 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ringlet · Lesser Stag Beetle · Small White · Speckled Wood · Common Darter +29
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Meadow Brown Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maniola jurtina2024
Maniola jurtina2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2024
Plagiodera versicolora Plagiodera versicolora2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis2024
Hypera rumicis Hypera rumicis2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024 