Freeboard Wood - Conifer woodland
22 ha
🦋Insects🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome22 ha
Getting here
51.98132, -1.83005
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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
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths
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
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 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
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
1 public path nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
4,927 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
4,927 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Redstart · Great Tit +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Large White +13
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
4,927 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds42 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Redstart · Great Tit +37
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- Little OwlAthene noctua
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Marbled White · Ringlet · Gatekeeper · Large White +13
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylansVolucella bombylans7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctataSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorSpeckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2024