Oldmoors Wood - Broadleaved woodland
1 ha
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🌿Foraging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.89155, -2.45562
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 km6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path 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
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)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
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
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Gated entrance to private woodland.
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Wildlife to spot
7,697 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,697 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Crossbill · Willow Warbler +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,697 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Wren · Robin · Crossbill · Willow Warbler +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Great TitParus major
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- SwallowHirundo rustica
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Red Fox
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Events & activities nearby
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