Michael Wood - Broadleaved woodland
✦ Ancient woodland16 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
51.65908, -2.42874
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
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route▾
a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course
Named routeRef CWNational walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 3Walking route10 km▾
Named routeRef WGR3Length 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route679 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Common Cockchafer +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,391 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
springsummer
2025▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +35
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great TitParus major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Common Cockchafer +10
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus
- Helophilus pendulusHelophilus pendulus
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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