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Dulverton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

52.01272, -1.85332

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 399m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 399m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome
🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Parking

Best for

8 activities

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 — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Robin, Jackdaw +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup +14 more · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Rosemary Beetle, Meadow Grasshopper +10 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Diamond WayWalking route106 km

Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route

Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km

Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route

🚴

Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route

Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network

Cotswold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route1.2 km

Named routeRef 442Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route148 m

Named routeRef 442Length 148 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 442Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

4,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

4,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwiftApus apus
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little OwlAthene noctua
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

4,959 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

springsummerautumnwinter

2025

Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon · Chaffinch +50

RobinErithacus rubecula
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
Great TitParus major
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RavenCorvus corax
LinnetLinaria cannabina
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
RedwingTurdus iliacus
NuthatchSitta europaea
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
MagpiePica pica
Coal TitPeriparus ater
SwallowHirundo rustica
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
JayGarrulus glandarius
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
House SparrowPasser domesticus
House MartinDelichon urbicum
GreenfinchChloris chloris
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Marsh TitPoecile palustris
SiskinSpinus spinus
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
Herring GullLarus argentatus
SwiftApus apus
Rock DoveColumba livia
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Little OwlAthene noctua
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

winter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Red Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Red DeerCervus elaphus

🐝

Insects3 species

springsummerautumn

2025

Harlequin Ladybird · Rosemary Beetle · Dark-edged Bee-fly

Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
Rosemary BeetleChrysolina americana
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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