Bunjups Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 62 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 62 ha
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51.80037, -2.66791
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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 🅿️ Parking 424m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 424m away — 2 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 — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Robin +52 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Smaller Lattice-moss, Fennel Pondweed, Perfoliate Pondweed +43 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis +129 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Hydropsyche pellucidula, Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis +129 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Fennel Pondweed, Amphibious Bistort, Mint
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bracelands to the Wye Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Monnow Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 26 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Symond's Yat Rock Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 117 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 50 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 50 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Duffield's Lane restricted byway · 908 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 908 m Surface compacted Path type: track
Show on map Duffield's Lane restricted byway · 166 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 166 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on 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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15,681 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,681 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +7
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Non-biting midges Chironomidae2024 Eastern Sowbread · Greater Water-moss · Smaller Lattice-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fennel Pondweed +30
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2025 Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2025 Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025 Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata2025 Perfoliate Pondweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,681 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Siskin Spinus spinus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Coal Tit Periparus ater Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Redwing Turdus iliacus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Raven Corvus corax Linnet Linaria cannabina Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Dunnock Prunella modularis Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Great Crested Grebe Podiceps cristatus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Canada Goose Branta canadensis Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Common Sandpiper Actitis hypoleucos Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Alder Leaf Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-headed Cardinal Beetle +7
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis Non-biting midges Chironomidae2024 Eastern Sowbread · Greater Water-moss · Smaller Lattice-moss · Reed Canary-grass · Fennel Pondweed +30
Eastern Sowbread Cyclamen coum Greater Water-moss Fontinalis antipyretica2025 Smaller Lattice-moss Cinclidotus fontinaloides2025 Reed Canary-grass Phalaris arundinacea2025 Fennel Pondweed Stuckenia pectinata2025 Perfoliate Pondweed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Rhithrogena semicolorata
Rhithrogena semicolorata
Rhithrogena semicolorata2024
Rhithrogena semicolorata2024
Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis2024
Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis Aphelocheirus (Aphelocheirus) aestivalis2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Olives (Baetidae) Baetidae2024
Green Drake Ephemera danica2024
Green Drake Ephemera danica2024
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2024
Hydropsyche pellucidula Hydropsyche pellucidula2024
Caenis pusilla Caenis pusilla2024
Caenis pusilla Caenis pusilla2024 Potamogeton perfoliatus2025
Potamogeton perfoliatus2025
Esthwaite Waterweed Hydrilla verticillata2025
Esthwaite Waterweed Hydrilla verticillata2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Himalayan Balsam Impatiens glandulifera2025
Slender Tufted-sedge Carex acuta2025
Slender Tufted-sedge Carex acuta2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Common Duckweed Lemna minor2025
Bitter-Cress Cardamine2025
Bitter-Cress Cardamine2025
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis2025
Lemanea fluviatilis Lemanea fluviatilis2025
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2025
Flowering-rush Butomus umbellatus2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Purple-loosestrife Lythrum salicaria2025
Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa2025
Alpine Water-moss Fontinalis squamosa2025
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2025
Celery-leaved Buttercup Ranunculus sceleratus2025
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2025
Long-beaked Water Feather-moss Rhynchostegium riparioides2025
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2025
Hildenbrandia rivularis Hildenbrandia rivularis2025
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2025
Water-plantain Alisma plantago-aquatica2025
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza2025
Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza2025
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus2025
Curled Pondweed Potamogeton crispus2025
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2025
Kneiff's Feather-moss Leptodictyum riparium2025
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Endive Pellia Pellia endiviifolia2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia2025
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025
Branched Bur-reed Sparganium erectum2025
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii2025
Small Pondweed Potamogeton berchtoldii2025
Mint Mentha2025
Mint Mentha2025
Fissidens Fissidens2025
Fissidens Fissidens2025
Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum2025
Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum Cladophora glomerata/Rhizoclonium hieroglyphicum2025
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2025
Water-pepper Persicaria hydropiper2025
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis2025
Forget-Me-Not Myosotis2025
Enteromorpha Enteromorpha2025
Enteromorpha Enteromorpha2025
Buttercup Ranunculus2025
Buttercup Ranunculus2025
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum2025
Spiked Water-milfoil Myriophyllum spicatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025
Lords-and-Ladies Arum maculatum2025 