Daniel's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
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51.64418, -2.43841
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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 📍 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Heath Star Moss · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Speckled Wood +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass) Walking route ▾
a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course
Named route Ref CW National walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 8.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 8.4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
The Lane bridleway · 239 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 239 m Path type: service
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
10,594 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Song Thrush · Blackcap · Blackbird +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ringlet · Small White · Speckled Wood · Peacock · Lesser Stag Beetle +28
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Meadow Brown Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,594 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Wren · Song Thrush · Blackcap · Blackbird +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Blackbird Turdus merula Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Coal Tit Periparus ater Swallow Hirundo rustica Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Roe Deer · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 33 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Ringlet · Small White · Speckled Wood · Peacock · Lesser Stag Beetle +28
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Peacock Aglais io2024 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Meadow Brown Rough-stalked Feather-moss
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Maniola jurtina2024
Maniola jurtina2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Pea-leaf Weevil Sitona lineatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024 