Gat Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.75165, -2.11904
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 📍 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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rambling Tail-moss, Wall Scalewort, Springy Turf-moss +11 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +46 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Beech, Rowan, Common Nettle +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WAS Round trip Local 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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 4 public paths 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 Monsell Wood from Derryards Farm stream footpath
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Wildlife to spot
5,749 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,749 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Speckled Wood · Small White +25
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Rambling Tail-moss · Wall Scalewort · Springy Turf-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024 Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,749 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Wren · Carrion Crow · Robin +37
Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Tit Parus major Skylark Alauda arvensis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Raven Corvus corax2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Pipistrelle Bat species
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet · Speckled Wood · Small White +25
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Rambling Tail-moss · Wall Scalewort · Springy Turf-moss · Wall Screw-moss · Crescent-cup Liverwort
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2024 Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus2024 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024 Crescent-cup Liverwort Lunularia cruciata2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus
Timothy Grassbug Stenotus binotatus
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Small Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius roboretanus
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura
Euscelis Euscelis
Euscelis Euscelis
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Cuckoo-Spit Insect Philaenus spumarius
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2024
Bembidion quadrimaculatum Bembidion quadrimaculatum2024
Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis2024
Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis2024
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2024
White Clover Seed Weevil Protapion fulvipes2024
Aphid Aphididae2024
Aphid Aphididae2024
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2024
Psychoda sigma Psychoda sigma2024
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2024
Valenzuela flavidus Valenzuela flavidus2024
Lauxaniidae Lauxaniidae2024
Lauxaniidae Lauxaniidae2024
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2024
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2024
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2024
Paradromius linearis Paradromius linearis2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2024
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2024
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2023
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2023 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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