Willis's Coppice
✦ Ancient woodland9 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.92463, -1.95292
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
🦉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 — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Pheasant, Robin +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +25 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Large White, Red Admiral +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km13 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Windrush WayWalking route22 km▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.
Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
Warden's WayWalking route22 km▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA
Named routeRef WarLength 22 km
Isbourne WayWalking route▾
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
6,507 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,507 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Barn Owl · Wren · Jackdaw +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Essex Skipper +9
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,507 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds44 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Barn Owl · Wren · Jackdaw +39
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Brown Hare · Red Fox
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius2024
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2024
Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper · Marbled White · Essex Skipper +9
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola2024
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
