Conygre Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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51.64489, -2.35428
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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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ 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 ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Chalk Hill Blue, Marbled White +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Chalk Hill Blue, Marbled White +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 55 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Newark Park Pink Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Newark Park Purple Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref WGR2 Length 8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Westridge Road public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Parklands public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Ellerncroft Road public footpath · 114 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 114 m Surface gravel Path type: service
Show on map 10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tabernacle Road restricted byway · 61 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 61 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.
Photos The Cotswold Way towards Conygre Wood
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Wildlife to spot
31,221 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 31,221 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Robin · Carrion Crow · Hobby +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Quail Coturnix coturnix2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Clustered Dock · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Mugwort · Giant Fescue · Grey Sedge +47
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus Grey Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. divulsa Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Wood Meadow-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 31,221 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 40 species
summer autumn winter
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Rook · Robin · Carrion Crow · Hobby +35
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Hobby Falco subbuteo2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Quail Coturnix coturnix2025 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Green Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Hairy Shieldbug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Marmalade Hoverfly +9
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Clustered Dock · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Mugwort · Giant Fescue · Grey Sedge +47
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus Grey Sedge Carex divulsa subsp. divulsa Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra Wood Meadow-grass Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Aeshna cyanea
Aeshna cyanea
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Campyloneura virgula Campyloneura virgula
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Poa nemoralis
Poa nemoralis
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor
Common Broomrape Orobanche minor
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Yellow-rattle Rhinanthus minor
Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa
Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum
Keeled Garlic Allium carinatum
Keeled Garlic Allium carinatum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Slender Knapweed Centaurea debeauxii
Slender Knapweed Centaurea debeauxii
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Lilac Syringa vulgaris
Lilac Syringa vulgaris
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Great Willowherb Epilobium hirsutum
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Hairy Wood-rush Luzula pilosa
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Three-nerved Sandwort Moehringia trinervia
Angular Solomon's-seal Polygonatum odoratum
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