Buckland Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
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52.01628, -1.86660
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +13 more · last seen 2022
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Heterotoma planicornis, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Heterotoma planicornis, Orange Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +27 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Diamond Way Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Ref DIA Length 106 km Regional walking route
Show on map Donnington Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Length 100 km Local walking route
Show on map Winchcombe Way (East) Walking route ▾
The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe
Named route Ref wiw Regional walking route
Show on map Wyche Way Walking route 79 km ▾
A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.
Named route Length 79 km Regional walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map 8 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.
Photos Buckland Wood House, with Lydbrook Plantation to the right.
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5,807 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,807 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Owl Athene noctua 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Heterotoma planicornis · Orange Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Crepidodera aurea · Chrysogaster solstitialis +3
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Crepidodera aurea Crepidodera aurea Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,807 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Chaffinch · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +50
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Stock Dove Columba oenas Carrion Crow Corvus corone Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Dunnock Prunella modularis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Linnet Linaria cannabina Goldcrest Regulus regulus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Redwing Turdus iliacus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis Jay Garrulus glandarius Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto House Sparrow Passer domesticus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Siskin Spinus spinus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swift Apus apus Rock Dove Columba livia Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Little Owl Athene noctua 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐝 Insects 8 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Heterotoma planicornis · Orange Ladybird · Lesser Stag Beetle · Crepidodera aurea · Chrysogaster solstitialis +3
Heterotoma planicornis Heterotoma planicornis Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Crepidodera aurea Crepidodera aurea Chrysogaster solstitialis Chrysogaster solstitialis Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Reduvius personatus Reduvius personatus
Reduvius personatus Reduvius personatus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major 