Newent Woods - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland96 ha
Plan your visit
🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome96 ha
Getting here
51.90037, -2.42525
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
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
- 🅿️Yew Tree 196m away — 4 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
- 🅿️Yew Tree 196m away — 4 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
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 km6 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos
Gated Track in Newent Woods
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Wildlife to spot
20,634 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,634 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Crossbill · Chiffchaff +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,634 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Wren · Crossbill · Chiffchaff +49
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- RavenCorvus corax
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MagpiePica pica
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- SwiftApus apus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
🦌Mammals4 species
springsummerautumn
2026▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Red Fox
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis2025
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2025
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes2025
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
Minotaur Beetle · Scathophaga stercoraria · Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Speckled Bush-cricket +3
- Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus
- Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
- 7-spot Ladybird
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Coccinella septempunctata2025
Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025