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🦅 Birds✦ Heritage🦉 Wildlife
Public access Dogs welcome 496 ha
Getting here
51.60491, -2.20875
Open directionsv Westonbirt, The National Arboretum is an arboretum in Gloucestershire, England, about 3 miles (5 km) southwest of the town of Tetbury. Managed by Forestry England, it is perhaps the most important and widely known arboretum in the United Kingdom.
Read more on Wikipedia → Arboretum Grade I listed park and garden
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit ✦ 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
🐦 54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Great Tit ✦ 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, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
✦ Heritage
Very strong match
Grade I listed building: WESTONBIRT HOUSE WITH SOUTH TERRACE; Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +45 more · last seen 2026; Semi-improved grassland — butterflies and wildflowers
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Wood Anemone, Lords-and-Ladies, Lesser Celandine +49 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 34 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 Macmillan Way public footpath · 236 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 236 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map Macmillan Way public footpath · 1.6 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.6 km Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip 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 3.5 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 3.5 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 25 public paths nearby
Public paths
Broad Drive restricted byway · 731 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 731 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: track
Show on map Waste Bottom bridleway · 99 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 99 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map Waste Bottom bridleway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Path type: bridleway
Show on map Macmillan Way restricted byway · 7 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 7 m Surface woodchips Path type: bridleway
Show on map Willesley Drive restricted byway · 51 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 51 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: track
Show on map Photos Road past Westonbirt Arboretum
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Wildlife to spot
17,490 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 17,490 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Coal Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +36
Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Merlin Falco columbarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Tortoise Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Drepanosiphum platanoidis +3
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025 Trioza remota Sea-buckthorn · Meadow Saffron
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 17,490 records · National Biodiversity Network Great Tit · Coal Tit · Robin · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +36
Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Nuthatch Sitta europaea Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jay Garrulus glandarius Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Raven Corvus corax Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Merlin Falco columbarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Redwing Turdus iliacus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Common Gull Larus canus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Stock Dove Columba oenas Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Tortoise Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Juniper Shieldbug · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Drepanosiphum platanoidis +3
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025 Trioza remota Sea-buckthorn · Meadow Saffron
Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Illinoia liriodendri Illinoia liriodendri2025
Illinoia liriodendri Illinoia liriodendri2025 