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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 153 ha
Getting here
51.62776, -2.44453
Open directionsv Tortworth Court is a Victorian mansion in Tortworth near Thornbury, South Gloucestershire. England. It was built in Tudor style for the 2nd Earl of Ducie.
Read more on Wikipedia → Botanical garden Grade II* listed building
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Coot ✦ 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Coot ✦ 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 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Coot, Mute Swan +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Historic site with public access; Grade II* listed building: LEYHILL OFFICERS' TRAINING SCHOOL
Free
Birds — Robin, Coot, Mute Swan +72 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Hairy Shieldbug, Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 35 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 Jubilee Way (South Gloucestershire) Walking route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref JWSG Length 27 km Local walking route
Show on map The Slither public footpath · 9 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 9 m Path type: footway
Show on map The Slither public footpath · 47 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 47 m Path type: footway
Show on map The Slither public footpath · 3 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 3 m Path type: steps
Show on map 5 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 Main Route Cycling route 8.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 8.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos Parkland at Tortworth Court
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Wildlife to spot
9,774 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Gadwall Mareca strepera Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Minotaur Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,774 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Goldcrest · Woodpigeon +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Jay Garrulus glandarius Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dunnock Prunella modularis Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Coot Fulica atra Linnet Linaria cannabina Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Raven Corvus corax Stock Dove Columba oenas Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mute Swan Cygnus olor Redwing Turdus iliacus Rook Corvus frugilegus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Magpie Pica pica Siskin Spinus spinus Swallow Hirundo rustica Skylark Alauda arvensis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Coal Tit Periparus ater Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Common Gull Larus canus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Canada Goose Branta canadensis Greylag Goose Anser anser Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Gadwall Mareca strepera Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Muntjac
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Minotaur Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meliscaeva cinctella · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrochroa coccinea
Pyrochroa coccinea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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