Dodmore Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 44 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 44 ha
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51.73466, -2.55913
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Bank Haircap, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +5 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +6 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional 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 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 502 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 502 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Path in Lower Dodmoor Wood
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Wildlife to spot
10,874 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,874 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Coal Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Rabbit +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Large Red Damselfly · Violet Ground Beetle · Water Cricket +4
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,874 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Wren · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Coal Tit +40
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Jay Garrulus glandarius Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Starling Sturnus vulgaris Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Siskin Spinus spinus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Martin Delichon urbicum Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Swift Apus apus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Roe Deer · Rabbit +1
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Large Red Damselfly · Violet Ground Beetle · Water Cricket +4
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 