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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 9 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.73756, -2.19497
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 🅿️ Parking 473m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 473m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Dipper, Magpie, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Dipper, Magpie, Woodpigeon +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Glow-worm, Dark-edged Bee-fly +71 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Dark Bush-cricket, Glow-worm, Dark-edged Bee-fly +71 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 26 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WAS Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Woodchester Blue Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way) Walking route ▾
Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted
Named route Ref (T&S W) Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Cemetery Road public footpath · 208 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 208 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Cemetery Road public footpath · 84 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 84 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Cemetery Road public footpath · 126 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 126 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mercian Way (Stroud branch) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (45) National Cycle Network
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 817 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 817 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
Gunhouse Lane restricted byway · 325 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 325 m Path type: residential
Show on map Photos Valley below Conygre Wood
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Wildlife to spot
40,687 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 40,687 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +40
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Himacerus (Anaptus) major +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 40,687 records · National Biodiversity Network Dipper · Robin · Magpie · Carrion Crow · Blackbird +40
Dipper Cinclus cinclus Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Great Tit Parus major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Little Egret Egretta garzetta2025 Water Rail Rallus aquaticus2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Peregrine Falco peregrinus2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Otter · Grey Squirrel
Otter Lutra lutra Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2026 ▾
Palmate Newt · Common Frog
Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring autumn
2026 ▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Eristalis pertinax · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Himacerus (Anaptus) major +4
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Himacerus (Anaptus) major Himacerus (Anaptus) major2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025
Nimbus obliteratus Nimbus obliteratus2025 