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Badger Wood

4 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Short-eared Owl, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Short-eared Owl, Woodpigeon, Pheasant +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Bramble, Blackthorn +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Common Liverwort, Early Dog-violet +113 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Common Liverwort, Early Dog-violet +113 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal 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
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Cycling

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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Horse riding

10 public paths nearby

Public paths

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Wildlife to spot

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