Didmarton Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 136 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🏃 Running🦅 Birds
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 136 ha
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51.60436, -2.22874
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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 🏃 Trail running is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🏃 Trail running is at its best in summer here 🧺 Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🚲 Bike parking🅿️ Parking🧺 Picnic spot
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🏃 Trail running
Very strong match
2 running route(s)
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Great Tit +54 more · last seen 2026
Free
🧺 Picnic day out
Very strong match
picnic area
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wood Anemone, Lesser Celandine, Lords-and-Ladies +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +47 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +47 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1 Walking route 12.1 km ▾
Named route Ref WGR1 Length 12.1 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way public footpath · 1.6 km ▾
Public path public footpath Length 1.6 km Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map Macmillan Way public footpath · 236 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 236 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Wiltshire Cycleway Cycling route 155 km ▾
Named route Ref WC Length 155 km Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map 22 public paths nearby
Public paths
Macmillan Way restricted byway · 33 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 33 m Surface grass Path type: bridleway
Show on map Broad Drive restricted byway · 731 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 731 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: track
Show on map Waste Bottom bridleway · 1.1 km ▾
Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Path type: bridleway
Show on map Macmillan Way restricted byway · 7 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 7 m Surface woodchips Path type: bridleway
Show on map Willesley Drive restricted byway · 51 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 51 m Surface fine_gravel Path type: track
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
13,546 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,546 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Tortoise Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Drepanosiphum platanoidis +3
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025 Trioza remota Borage · Sea-buckthorn · Meadow Saffron
Borage Borago officinalis Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,546 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Great Tit · Coal Tit · Blue Tit · Chaffinch +35
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 8 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Tortoise Bug · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Cream-streaked Ladybird · Juniper Shieldbug · Drepanosiphum platanoidis +3
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Cream-streaked Ladybird Harmonia quadripunctata Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Drepanosiphum platanoidis Drepanosiphum platanoidis2025 Trioza remota Borage · Sea-buckthorn · Meadow Saffron
Borage Borago officinalis Sea-buckthorn Hippophae rhamnoides Meadow Saffron Colchicum autumnale Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Trioza remota2025
Trioza remota2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Illinoia liriodendri Illinoia liriodendri2025
Illinoia liriodendri Illinoia liriodendri2025 