Frith Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.73852, -2.10541
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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 🐕 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 — Robin, Wren, Green Woodpecker +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Wren, Green Woodpecker +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Wall Scalewort, Eyebright · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +56 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 6 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 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 Thames & Severn Way Walking route 69.8 km ▾
Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.
Named route Ref T&S W Length 69.8 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way 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 9.3 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 9.3 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 4 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 4 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Direction Sign – Signpost at Frith Wood, Bisley with Lypiatt
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Wildlife to spot
16,422 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,422 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Great Tit · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +38
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Green Grasshopper · Agrypnus murinus +24
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,422 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Goldfinch · Great Tit · Robin · Wren · Blackbird +38
Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Nuthatch Sitta europaea Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Wryneck Jynx torquilla2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Pipistrelle Bat species
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Swollen-thighed Beetle · 7-spot Ladybird · Dark Bush-cricket · Common Green Grasshopper · Agrypnus murinus +24
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Common Green Grasshopper Omocestus viridulus Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus Common Leaf Weevil Phyllobius pyri Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus Calocoris (Calocoris) roseomaculatus
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Leucozona laternaria Leucozona laternaria
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Splayed Deerfly Chrysops caecutiens
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Downland Villa Villa cingulata
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Volucella bombylans Volucella bombylans
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Spiked Shieldbug Picromerus bidens
Southern Bristletail Dilta hibernica
Southern Bristletail Dilta hibernica
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Cheilosia pagana Cheilosia pagana
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea
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