Stanley Mount Plantation - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.95883, -2.00117
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 km12 signed routes nearby · 4 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
Isbourne WayWalking route22 km▾
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal 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
3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
6,537 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
6,537 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +45
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Long-eared Bat species · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2021
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
🦎Reptiles3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Neophilaenus lineatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Ferdinandea · Ferdinandea cuprea +14
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022
- Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- FerdinandeaFerdinandea
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
- Kite-tailed Robberfly
Sheep's Sorrel · Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa · American Skunk-cabbage · Hogweed · Cock's-foot +6
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2020
- Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpaWeissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,537 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +45
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- SwiftApus apus2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2023
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2022
- CuckooCuculus canorus2022
- SwallowHirundo rustica2022
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2022
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2022
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2022
Hedgehog · Brown Long-eared Bat · Long-eared Bat species · Pipistrelle Bat species
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2021
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus2021
🦎Reptiles3 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Slow-worm
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis2021
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects19 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Neophilaenus lineatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Ferdinandea · Ferdinandea cuprea +14
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022
- Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- FerdinandeaFerdinandea
- Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea
- Kite-tailed Robberfly
Sheep's Sorrel · Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa · American Skunk-cabbage · Hogweed · Cock's-foot +6
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2020
- Weissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpaWeissia brachycarpa var. brachycarpa
- American Skunk-cabbageLysichiton americanus
- HogweedHeracleum sphondylium2020
- Cock's-footDactylis glomerata2020
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Machimus atricapillus2024
Machimus atricapillus2024
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023Leptopa vittataLeptopa vittata2022Leptopa vittataLeptopa vittata2022Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2021Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2021Pachytomella parallelaPachytomella parallela2021Pachytomella parallelaPachytomella parallela2021Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2021Zyginidia scutellarisZyginidia scutellaris2021Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2021Mocydia croceaMocydia crocea2021Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2021Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2021Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2021Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2021Lygus wagneriLygus wagneri2021Lygus wagneriLygus wagneri2021Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2021Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2021Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2020Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator20202020
2020
Bearded CouchElymus caninus2020Bearded CouchElymus caninus2020Common VetchVicia sativa2020Common VetchVicia sativa2020Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2020Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia2020Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2020Tall FescueSchedonorus arundinaceus2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020Germander SpeedwellVeronica chamaedrys2020