Little Shetcombe Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.97758, -1.95082
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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km15 signed routes nearby · 8 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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Wildlife to spot
5,014 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,014 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Cuckoo · Robin · Woodpigeon +33
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Weasel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
- WeaselMustela nivalis2020
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2022▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects21 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Liocoris tripustulatus · Figwort Weevil · Box Bug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Riponnensia splendens +16
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2020
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2020
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens
Elder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,014 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds38 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
House Sparrow · Blackbird · Cuckoo · Robin · Woodpigeon +33
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- CuckooCuculus canorus2023
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2022
- SwiftApus apus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia2022
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2022
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2022
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2022
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2022
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2021
- SwallowHirundo rustica2020
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2020
🦌Mammals4 species
summerautumn
2021▾
Hedgehog · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Weasel
- HedgehogErinaceus europaeus
- RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus2020
- WeaselMustela nivalis2020
🦎Reptiles1 species
springautumn
2022▾
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2022▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects21 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Liocoris tripustulatus · Figwort Weevil · Box Bug · Lesser Stag Beetle · Riponnensia splendens +16
- Liocoris tripustulatusLiocoris tripustulatus2020
- Figwort WeevilCionus scrophulariae2020
- Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
- Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus
- Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens
Elder
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024Omphalapion hookerorumOmphalapion hookerorum2023Omphalapion hookerorumOmphalapion hookerorum2023Amalus scortillumAmalus scortillum2023Amalus scortillumAmalus scortillum2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023Dock BugCoreus marginatus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023SyrphusSyrphus2023Phania funestaPhania funesta2021Phania funestaPhania funesta2021BumblebeeBombus2021BumblebeeBombus2021Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana2020Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2020Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera2020Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni2020Gastrophysa polygoniGastrophysa polygoni2020Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum202022-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata202022-spot LadybirdPsyllobora vigintiduopunctata2020Events & activities nearby
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