Stanley Wood - Broadleaved woodland
2 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha
Getting here
51.96624, -2.00694
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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 · 8 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
9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
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
Main RouteCycling route364 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 364 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface grass
Main RouteCycling route251 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 251 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
17,107 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
17,107 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Brown Long-eared Bat · Long-eared Bat species · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023
- AdderVipera berus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Neophilaenus lineatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Harpocera thoracica +6
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022
- Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
- Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
Sheep's Sorrel · Bramble · Spear Thistle · Crested Dog's-tail · Red Clover +52
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2020
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,107 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds41 species
springautumn
2025▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Goldfinch · Blue Tit · Blackbird +36
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- SwiftApus apus2023
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
Brown Long-eared Bat · Long-eared Bat species · Pipistrelle Bat species · Hedgehog
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
- Pipistrelle Bat speciesPipistrellus
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
🦎Reptiles3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Lizard · Grass Snake · Adder
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica2023
- AdderVipera berus2020
🐸Amphibians1 species
winterspring
2021▾
Great Crested Newt
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus
🐝Insects11 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi · Neophilaenus lineatus · 7-spot Ladybird · Kite-tailed Robberfly · Harpocera thoracica +6
- Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2022
- Neophilaenus lineatusNeophilaenus lineatus2021
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2024
- Harpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracica2023
Sheep's Sorrel · Bramble · Spear Thistle · Crested Dog's-tail · Red Clover +52
- Sheep's SorrelRumex acetosella2020
- BrambleRubus fruticosus2020
- Spear ThistleCirsium vulgare2020
- Crested Dog's-tailCynosurus cristatus2020
- Red CloverTrifolium pratense2020
- Red FescueFestuca rubra
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2021Arthaldeus pascuellusArthaldeus pascuellus2021Pachytomella parallelaPachytomella parallela2021Pachytomella parallelaPachytomella parallela2021Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2021Megaloceroea recticornisMegaloceroea recticornis2021Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2021Marsh DamselbugNabis (Dolichonabis) limbatus2021Lygus wagneriLygus wagneri2021Lygus wagneriLygus wagneri2021Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus2021Miridius quadrivirgatusMiridius quadrivirgatus20212020
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