The Gulf Scrubs - Conifer woodland
23 ha
🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha
Getting here
51.82410, -1.97239
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route97 m▾
Named routeRef 48Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km▾
Named routeRef 48Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
2,549 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
2,549 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Skylark +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pied Shieldbug · Tree Hopper · Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus · Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris · Glow-worm +1
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus
- Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
- Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
2,549 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds47 species
springsummer
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Skylark +42
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- JayGarrulus glandarius2024
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2024
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown HareLepus europaeus2024
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
🐝Insects6 species
springsummer
2025▾
Pied Shieldbug · Tree Hopper · Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus · Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestris · Glow-worm +1
- Pied ShieldbugTritomegas bicolor
- Tree HopperCentrotus cornutus
- Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatusCalocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
- Calocoris (Calocoris) alpestrisCalocoris (Calocoris) alpestris
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Cramp-Ball Fungus Weevil
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Platyrhinus resinosus2024
Platyrhinus resinosus2024
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