Bedford's Wood - Grassland
17 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦋Insects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome17 ha
Getting here
51.58117, -2.38269
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
- ☀️June — long evenings and clear skies; one of the most rewarding months for a late visit
- 🐕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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km▾
Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.
Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Stanley WalkWalking route1 km▾
The easiest walk. Follows attractive woodland rides, largely level and on grass.
Named routeLength 1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 3Walking route10 km▾
Named routeRef WGR3Length 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Yate Spur (planned)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Avon CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRegional cycle route
Chipping Sodbury LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Yate LinkCycling route▾
Named routeRef 10Local cycle route
Photos
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Wildlife to spot
25,953 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
25,953 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Robin · Blackbird +44
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper +10
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi
Great Scented Liverwort
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
25,953 records · National Biodiversity NetworkGreat Tit · Blue Tit · Nuthatch · Robin · Blackbird +44
- Great TitParus major2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- RookCorvus frugilegus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2025
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis2025
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
🦌Mammals2 species
summerwinter
2025▾
Muntjac · Grey Squirrel
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐝Insects15 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Shieldbug · Swollen-thighed Beetle · Dark Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Meadow Grasshopper +10
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis
- Dark Bush-cricketPholidoptera griseoaptera
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Cheilosia bergenstammiCheilosia bergenstammi
Great Scented Liverwort
- Great Scented LiverwortConocephalum conicum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas