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Tortworth Copse - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.63234, -2.41192

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 451m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km

Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Stanley WalkWalking route1 km

The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.

Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km
Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Poolfield Farm Lanepublic footpath · 213 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 213 mPath type: service
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Underwood Farm

📷 Alan Hughes · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Underwood Farm

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TORTWORTH COURTHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Wotton Community PARCUrban park3 km→🌱Wickwar Playing FieldsUrban park4.2 km→✦WW2 PillboxHistoric site4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.7 km→✦Small multivallate hillfort 660m east of Whitfield FarmHistoric site2.9 km→

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