Hope Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.85916, -2.45126
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km▾
Named routeRef 42Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route177 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route591 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route68 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 68 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,154 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Wild Boar · Roe Deer · Brown Hare +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Wild BoarSus scrofa2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Grey Squirrel
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2023
Glow-worm · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +7
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Tree Hopper
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Common Tamarisk-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,154 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds48 species
winterspring
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Song Thrush · Woodpigeon +43
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2023
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2023
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2023
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- CootFulica atra
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- Water RailRallus aquaticus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2023
🦌Mammals6 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Wild Boar · Roe Deer · Brown Hare +1
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus2023
- Wild BoarSus scrofa2023
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2023
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2023
- Grey Squirrel
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians3 species
spring
2024▾
Common Toad · Common Frog · Salamanders, Sirens and Newts
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria2023
- Salamanders, Sirens and NewtsCaudata2023
Glow-worm · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +7
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca2024
- Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2023
- White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workersBombus lucorum/terrestris2023
- Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2023
- Common Carder BeeBombus pascuorum2023
- Tree Hopper
Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Bank Haircap · Common Tamarisk-moss
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Centrotus cornutus2023
Centrotus cornutus2023
Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaVolucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2024Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Black-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatum2023Dilta chateriDilta chateri2023Dilta chateriDilta chateri2023Events & activities nearby
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