Goodhurst Grove - Broadleaved woodland
7 ha
Plan your visit
🦋Insects🐶Dogs🌿Foraging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
51.79222, -2.20018
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
🌤️ 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
- ☕Café on site — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🛝Family friendly
Good match
café
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km9 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geology TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km▾
A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides
Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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Wildlife to spot
18,453 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
18,453 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Redwing · Blue Tit · Magpie +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects42 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hornet · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +37
- HornetVespa crabro
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
18,453 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumnwinter
2026▾
Robin · Woodpigeon · Redwing · Blue Tit · Magpie +46
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
- WigeonMareca penelope2025
- PochardAythya ferina2025
- RuffCalidris pugnax2025
- Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
Grey Squirrel
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2026▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects42 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hornet · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug +37
- HornetVespa crabro
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Eyebright
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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