Grange Woods
✦ Ancient woodland58 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome58 ha
Getting here
50.85996, -2.47746
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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Wren, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Wessex RidgewayWalking route▾
Named routeRef WRRegional walking route
1 signed route nearby
Signed route nearby
Wessex Ridgeway TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeListed length 207km
7 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Wildlife to spot
5,690 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,690 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Bean-galler
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Ramsons · Bluebell · Tufted Hair-grass · Wood Avens · Cleavers +94
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,690 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWillow Bean-galler
- Willow Bean-gallerEuura proxima
Ramsons · Bluebell · Tufted Hair-grass · Wood Avens · Cleavers +94
- RamsonsAllium ursinum
- BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
- Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
- Wood AvensGeum urbanum
- CleaversGalium aparine
- Field MapleAcer campestre
- Common Dog-violetViola riviniana
- Wood DockRumex sanguineus
- HollyIlex aquifolium
- False-bromeBrachypodium sylvaticum
- Greater StitchwortStellaria holostea
- Wood SpeedwellVeronica montana
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
