Woodland plantation near Cropthorne
6 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🐴Horses🌲Walks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
52.09501, -1.99396
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Horse riding listed as facility
Varies
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named route
Wyche WayWalking route79 km▾
A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.
Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
Isbourne WayWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km▾
A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.
Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
13 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route911 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,829 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,829 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wigeon · Dunnock · Swallow · Blackcap · Wren +30
- WigeonMareca penelope
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Dark Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Western Honey Bee · Speckled Bush-cricket +70
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,829 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds35 species
springsummer
2025▾
Wigeon · Dunnock · Swallow · Blackcap · Wren +30
- WigeonMareca penelope
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
- Great TitParus major
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
🦌Mammals3 species
springautumn
2025▾
Red Fox · Roe Deer · Rabbit
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Dark Bush-cricket · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Meadow Grasshopper · Western Honey Bee · Speckled Bush-cricket +70
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Tortoise BugEurygaster testudinaria
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Blue Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum
Enallagma cyathigerum
Cuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCuckoo-Spit InsectPhilaenus spumariusCionus alaudaCionus alaudaCionus alaudaCionus alaudaPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusPea-leaf WeevilSitona lineatusGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaGreen ShieldbugPalomena prasinaDock BugCoreus marginatusDock BugCoreus marginatusHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleHawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidaleBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensBanded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendensChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesRed-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipesCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaCommon Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulvaWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiCorizus hyoscyamiHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumHairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarumBishop's MitreAelia acuminataBishop's MitreAelia acuminataSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineusAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniAphrophora alniStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusStictopleurus punctatonervosusConomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsConomelus ancepsWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusWoundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimusRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisRed-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornisNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatusParent BugElasmucha griseaParent BugElasmucha griseaAnthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pediculariusAnthonomus pediculariusBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataCommon Orange LegionnaireBeris vallataCurculio venosusCurculio venosusCurculio venosusCurculio venosusHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisHeterotoma planicornisPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceumPerapion violaceumFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeFigwort SawflyTenthredo scrophulariaeSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusLong-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscusCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumCommon Carder BeeBombus pascuorumPolydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalisPolydrusus pterygomalisLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusLesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusRed-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidariusEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorEmperor DragonflyAnax imperatorMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusMalachite BeetleMalachius bipustulatusOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumOak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinumCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiStrawberry-blossom WeevilAnthonomus rubiPerapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathiPerapion hydrolapathiAspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolusAspidapion radiolusChrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralliChrysotoxum verralliCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataCommon Ground-hopperTetrix undulataDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraDark-winged BlackPachygaster atraIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioIassus lanioStriped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindricaStriped Slender RobberflyLeptogaster cylindricaMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatusFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeFigwort WeevilCionus scrophulariaeBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusSmall Nettle WeevilNedyus quadrimaculatusRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumRuddy DarterSympetrum sanguineumSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scriptaCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusCommon Green GrasshopperOmocestus viridulusHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtusPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumPlagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorumCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusCramp-Ball Fungus WeevilPlatyrhinus resinosusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusDownlooker SnipeflyRhagio scolopaceusScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaScarce ChaserLibellula fulvaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaTipula maximaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisHarlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridisCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusCarabus granulatusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusGreen Nettle WeevilPhyllobius pomaceusCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriCommon Leaf WeevilPhyllobius pyriWillow Gall WeevilArcharius salicivorusWillow Gall WeevilArcharius salicivorusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major