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Furzeground Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.65399, -2.41961

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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 373m away — 4 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

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Speckled Wood +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Small White, Speckled Wood +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route

a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course

Named routeRef CWNational walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km
Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 3Walking route10 km
Named routeRef WGR3Length 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Filton LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route679 m
Named routeRef 41Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 41Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Country road through Furzeground Wood

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Country road through Furzeground Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦TORTWORTH COURTHistoric site3.4 km→🌱Wotton Community PARCUrban park4.2 km→✦BERKELEY CASTLEHistoric site4.5 km→✦STANCOMBE PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🐄Whitcliff Park (Deer Park)Visitor farm4.7 km→✦Tyndale MonumentHistoric site3.3 km→

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