Stancombe Wood - Broadleaved woodland
3 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha
Getting here
51.95819, -1.93605
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
- 📍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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Named hiking route nearby: Gloucestershire Way
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 19 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
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Isbourne WayWalking route22 km▾
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
2 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
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Gloucestershire Way at Monks' Hole
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3,018 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
3,018 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +44
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Box Bug · Willow Bean-galler · Lesser Stag Beetle +10
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,018 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw · Great Tit +44
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
🐸Amphibians2 species
spring
2024▾
Smooth Newt · Common Toad
- Smooth NewtLissotriton vulgaris
- Common ToadBufo bufo
🐝Insects15 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Box Bug · Willow Bean-galler · Lesser Stag Beetle +10
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Red-headed Cardinal Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Pyrochroa serraticornis
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2024Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2024Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata202424-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024