Ashmead Covert - Conifer woodland
5 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🌲Walks🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.69220, -2.34041
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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 2 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
- 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km▾
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route▾
a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course
Named routeRef CWNational walking route
Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km▾
Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route3.5 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 3.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route94 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 41Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route809 m▾
Named routeRef 41Length 809 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
View towards Cam Peak from Springhill, south of Ashmead Green
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Wildlife to spot
20,118 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,118 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Grey Wagtail +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Eurasian Serotine +7
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2025
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rugged Oil-beetle +14
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Hazel · Meadow Oat · Common Nettle · Bramble · Ivy +25
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- IvyHedera helix
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,118 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
springautumnwinter
2026▾
Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Dipper · Grey Wagtail +41
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- DipperCinclus cinclus2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- MagpiePica pica
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great TitParus major
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Common GullLarus canus2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
🦌Mammals12 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Natterer's Bat · Lesser Horseshoe Bat · Eurasian Serotine +7
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri2025
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2025
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐝Insects19 species
springsummer
2025▾
Speckled Bush-cricket · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Rugged Oil-beetle +14
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Rugged Oil-beetleMeloe rugosus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
Hazel · Meadow Oat · Common Nettle · Bramble · Ivy +25
- HazelCorylus avellana
- Meadow OatHelictochloa pratensis
- Common NettleUrtica dioica
- BrambleRubus fruticosus
- IvyHedera helix
- Common BentAgrostis capillaris
- Nettle-leaved BellflowerCampanula trachelium
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
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