Ashmead Brake ✦ Ancient woodland 3 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 3 ha
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51.63112, -1.78224
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Great Tit, Chaffinch +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Garlic Mustard, Rowan +14 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood +88 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Speckled Wood +88 more · last seen 2024
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Dog's Mercury, Fox-and-cubs, Ash +103 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Dog's Mercury, Fox-and-cubs, Ash +103 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Roman Way Walking route 274.5 km ▾
Named route Length 274.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Thames Path Walking route 296 km ▾
Named route Ref TP Length 296 km National walking route
Show on map Thames & Severn Way Walking route 69.8 km ▾
Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.
Named route Ref T&S W Length 69.8 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Tadpole Round Cycling route 9.1 km ▾
Named route Ref TR Length 9.1 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Haydon Round Cycling route 11.8 km ▾
Named route Ref HR Length 11.8 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Urban Round Cycling route 27 km ▾
Named route Ref UR Length 27 km Round trip Local cycle route
Show on map Kingsdown Lane Cycling route 2.9 km ▾
Named route Ref KL Length 2.9 km Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 563 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 563 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Great Rose Lane bridleway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Great Rose Lane bridleway · 427 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 427 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridleway near Ashmead Brake
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Wildlife to spot
2,679 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 2,679 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Redwing +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Epiphragma ocellare · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Bronze Shieldbug · Acorn Weevil +18
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2022 Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2023 Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2022 Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus Dog's Mercury · Ash · Common Nettle · Goldilocks Buttercup · Wood-sedge +13
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024 Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2024 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 2,679 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Redwing +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2023 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2023 Magpie Pica pica Carrion Crow Corvus corone Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus2024 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Jack Snipe Lymnocryptes minimus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2022 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Sand Martin Riparia riparia2024 Yellow Wagtail Motacilla flava2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2024 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2023 Snipe Gallinago gallinago2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2022 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2022 Rook Corvus frugilegus2022 🦌 Mammals 2 species
summer autumn
2023 ▾
Muntjac · Hedgehog
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus2022 Apple Fruit Rhynchites · Epiphragma ocellare · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle · Bronze Shieldbug · Acorn Weevil +18
Apple Fruit Rhynchites Tatianaerhynchites aequatus2022 Epiphragma ocellare Epiphragma ocellare Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Bronze Shieldbug Troilus luridus2023 Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium2022 Small Nettle Weevil Nedyus quadrimaculatus Dog's Mercury · Ash · Common Nettle · Goldilocks Buttercup · Wood-sedge +13
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2024 Ash Fraxinus excelsior Common Nettle Urtica dioica2024 Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus2024 Wood-sedge Carex sylvatica2024 Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2022
2022
Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti2022
Ischnopterapion loti Ischnopterapion loti2022
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2022
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2022
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2022
Willow Gall Weevil Archarius salicivorus2022
Protapion Protapion2022
Protapion Protapion2022
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2022
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2022
Twig-cutting Weevil Involvulus icosandriae2022
Twig-cutting Weevil Involvulus icosandriae2022
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2022
Parethelcus pollinarius Parethelcus pollinarius2022
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2022
Brooklime Leaf Beetle Prasocuris junci2022
Brooklime Leaf Beetle Prasocuris junci2022
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2022
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2022
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2022
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2022
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2022
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus2022
Magdalis armigera Magdalis armigera2022
Magdalis armigera Magdalis armigera2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2022
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2022
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2022 2024
2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Cuckooflower Cardamine pratensis2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Garlic Mustard Alliaria petiolata2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Bugle Ajuga reptans2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Lesser Celandine Ficaria verna2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Ground-ivy Glechoma hederacea2024
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2023
Early-purple Orchid Orchis mascula2023
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2022
Rowan Sorbus aucuparia2022
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2022
Fox-and-cubs Pilosella aurantiaca2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Germander Speedwell Veronica chamaedrys2022
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2022
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum2022
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
White Dead-nettle Lamium album2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2022 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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