Buckholt Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 23 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 23 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.71492, -2.29138
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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 🅿️ Coaley Peak 249m away — 4 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Coaley Peak 249m away — 4 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Pochard +77 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Chalk Comb-moss, Common Feather-moss +6 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Orange Ladybird +17 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WAS Round trip Local walking route
Show on map MST27 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MST27
Show on map Woodchester Blue Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way (Selsley Common route) Walking route ▾
Alternative (longer and tougher, but more scenic) route from Ryeford to just south of Kings Stanley, over Selsley Common.
Named route Ref CW National walking route
Show on map 61 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mercian Way (Stroud branch) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (45) National Cycle Network
Show on map Mercian Way (alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (45) National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 817 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 817 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 145 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 145 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
13,584 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Pochard · Pintail +44
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Pintail Anas acuta Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Chalk Comb-moss · Common Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Smoothcap +4
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025 Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,584 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Wigeon · Shoveler · Black-tailed Godwit · Pochard · Pintail +44
Wigeon Mareca penelope Shoveler Spatula clypeata2025 Black-tailed Godwit Limosa limosa2025 Pochard Aythya ferina2025 Pintail Anas acuta Ruff Calidris pugnax2025 Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Mediterranean Gull Ichthyaetus melanocephalus2025 Bittern Botaurus stellaris2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Spoonbill Platalea leucorodia2025 Orange Ladybird
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Grey-cushioned Grimmia · Chalk Comb-moss · Common Feather-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Common Smoothcap +4
Grey-cushioned Grimmia Grimmia pulvinata2025 Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2025 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2025 Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2025 Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata2025
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2025
Common Cord-moss Funaria hygrometrica2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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