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Goodhurst Grove

4 ha

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51.80220, -2.18780

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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 312m away — 2 car parks within reach

🌤️ 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
🅿️Parking 312m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

9 activities

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, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Hornet, Downland Villa, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Hornet, Downland Villa, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Mushroom foraging

Good match

Fungi — Arum Rust, Periwinkle Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Arum Rust, Periwinkle Rust · last seen 2025

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route

Geology TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route

Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route

Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route

Named routeRef 6Local cycle route

Wildlife to spot

13,995 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

13,995 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +67

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummer

2026

Hornet · Downland Villa · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee +18

HornetVespa crabro2025
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025

🍄

Fungi2 species

spring

2025

Arum Rust · Periwinkle Rust

Arum RustPuccinia sessilis
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Dilated Scalewort

Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

13,995 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds72 species

springsummerautumn

2026

Robin · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Wren +67

RobinErithacus rubecula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
MagpiePica pica2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Great TitParus major
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Red KiteMilvus milvus
SiskinSpinus spinus2025
Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2025
DipperCinclus cinclus2025
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros2025
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellus2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
ShovelerSpatula clypeata2025
WigeonMareca penelope2025
PochardAythya ferina2025
RuffCalidris pugnax2025
Black-tailed GodwitLimosa limosa2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
SwiftApus apus2025
OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegus2025
Sedge WarblerAcrocephalus schoenobaenus2025
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025

🦌

Mammals6 species

spring

2025

Rabbit · Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Red Fox +1

RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
Red FoxVulpes vulpes
Brown HareLepus europaeus

🦎

Reptiles1 species

spring

2026

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2026

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects23 species

springsummer

2026

Hornet · Downland Villa · 7-spot Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly · Red-tailed Bumblebee +18

HornetVespa crabro2025
Downland VillaVilla cingulata2025
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025
Red-tailed BumblebeeBombus lapidarius2025
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025
Buff-tailed BumblebeeBombus terrestris2025
Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris2025
Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola2025
Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum2025
Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025
Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2025
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025
Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Common Flower BugAnthocoris nemorum
Cream-spot LadybirdCalvia quattuordecimguttata
DasysyrphusDasysyrphus
Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025
Sericomyia silentisSericomyia silentis2025
Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
Variimorda villosaVariimorda villosa2025
Cantharis rusticaCantharis rustica2025

🍄

Fungi2 species

spring

2025

Arum Rust · Periwinkle Rust

Arum RustPuccinia sessilis
Periwinkle RustPuccinia vincae

🌿

Plants1 species

winter

2026

Dilated Scalewort

Dilated ScalewortFrullania dilatata

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Mr Red · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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