Gazeley Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🌿 Foraging
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
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51.90500, -1.87118
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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 🌿 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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 £ 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 — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Yellowhammer +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
Plants — Spear-leaved Orache, Bramble, Blackthorn +15 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crosswort, Spear-leaved Orache, Common Liverwort +113 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Diamond Way Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Ref DIA Length 106 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 Donnington Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Length 100 km Local walking route
Show on map Windrush Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.
Named route Ref Win Length 22 km
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos) 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 6 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.
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Wildlife to spot
1,547 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Magpie · Red-legged Partridge · Rook +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Bombus lucorum · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +4
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Bumblebee Bombus2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Liverwort
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,547 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Pheasant · Magpie · Red-legged Partridge · Rook +47
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Magpie Pica pica Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Robin Erithacus rubecula2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria Starling Sturnus vulgaris Great Tit Parus major2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2024 Barn Owl Tyto alba2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Common Gull Larus canus2024 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas2023 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2023 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Roe Deer · Brown Hare
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Common Lizard · Grass Snake
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
autumn
2023 ▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo Bombus lucorum · Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Buff-tailed Bumblebee +4
Bombus lucorum Bombus lucorum2023 Bumblebee Bombus2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Common Liverwort
Common Liverwort Marchantia polymorpha Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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