Wasley's Brake - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.89153, -2.10085
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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Route 41
Varies
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km▾
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking 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
Cloddymore Bridgepublic footpath · 17 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 17 mSurface pavedIncline upPath type: steps
Cloddymore Footbridgepublic footpath · 25 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 25 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
47 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route78 m▾
Named routeLength 78 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
27,248 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
27,248 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Robin · Jay · Magpie · Goldfinch +34
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · 10-spot Ladybird +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
27,248 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds39 species
autumnwinter
2026▾
Mallard · Robin · Jay · Magpie · Goldfinch +34
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Feral Cat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Feral CatFelis catus
🐸Amphibians3 species
wintersummerautumn
2026▾
Common Frog · Common Toad · Great Crested Newt
- Common FrogRana temporaria2025
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2025
🐝Insects16 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Darter · 14-spot Ladybird · Green Shieldbug · Epistrophe eligans · 10-spot Ladybird +11
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
- 14-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Epistrophe eligansEpistrophe eligans
- 10-spot LadybirdAdalia decempunctata
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami2025
Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025Apion frumentariumApion frumentarium2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Rhyparochromus vulgarisRhyparochromus vulgaris2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Eupeodes corollaeEupeodes corollae2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2025Events & activities nearby
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