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Eycot Wood

✦ Ancient woodland28 ha

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeFungi
Free entryDogs welcome28 ha

Getting here

51.79784, -1.99749

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Great Tit
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Great Tit, Robin +77 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Tear Dropper, Razor Strop Fungus, Rooting Shank +23 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Tear Dropper, Razor Strop Fungus, Rooting Shank +23 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fly Orchid, Bluebell · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Xylota segnis, Small White, Large White +66 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Xylota segnis, Small White, Large White +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 48Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Eycot Wood

📷 Graham Horn · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Iron Age hillfort and Romano-British villa buildings 500m NW of WoodmancoteHistoric site1.8 km→✦Cerney HouseHistoric site3.6 km→✦Scrubditch dykeHistoric site3.4 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Peter's churchyardHistoric site2 km→

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