Gretton Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.96995, -1.98784
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🌞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: Winchcombe Way (West)
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km12 signed routes nearby · 19 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
7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route292 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route464 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 464 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route203 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 203 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
23,723 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
23,723 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Swift · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +45
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Long-eared Bat species +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2021
- Pipistrelle Bat species
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2023▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dotted Bee-fly +6
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
23,723 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Swift · Woodpigeon · Dunnock +45
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- SwiftApus apus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Great TitParus major
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2023
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Common GullLarus canus2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2023
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2023
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2023
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2022
- CootFulica atra2022
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2023▾
Hedgehog · Mole · Rabbit · Brown Long-eared Bat · Long-eared Bat species +1
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- MoleTalpa europaea2022
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2021
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus2021
- Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus2021
- Pipistrelle Bat species
Common Lizard · Grass Snake
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
- Grass SnakeNatrix helvetica
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2023▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Great Crested Newt
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Great Crested NewtTriturus cristatus2021
🐝Insects11 species
springsummer
2025▾
Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Marmalade Hoverfly · Dotted Bee-fly +6
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor
- Common DarterSympetrum striolatum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus2021
Pipistrellus2021
2024
2024
Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini2023Common Pine CombhornDiprion pini2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Lily BeetleLilioceris lilii2021Events & activities nearby
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