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Cranham Wood

✦ Ancient woodland156 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome156 ha

Getting here

51.81704, -2.14316

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bramble, Herb-Robert, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock +22 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bramble, Common Nettle, Ramsons +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +80 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 65 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational 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
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill)Walking route5.7 km
Named routeLength 5.7 kmRegional walking route
MCR44public footpath · 160 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 160 mSurface dirtIncline 0%Path type: footway
MCR45public footpath · 203 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 203 mSurface dirtIncline 0%Path type: footway
Red Routepublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mPath type: bridleway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track in Cranham Wood, Cranham

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track in Cranham Wood, Cranham

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦Crickley Hill Country ParkHistoric site4.3 km→🏞️CRICKLEY HILLCountry park4.3 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦Crickley Hill CampHistoric site3.8 km→✦Crickley Hill campHistoric site3.8 km→

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