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
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- ☀️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
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
25,953 records · National Biodiversity Network
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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
Beautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoBeautiful DemoiselleCalopteryx virgoDasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustusDasysyrphus venustusEumerus ornatusEumerus ornatusEumerus ornatusEumerus ornatusChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumChrysotoxum bicinctumFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cupreaTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusTachycixius pilosusHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaHarpocera thoracicaSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusSyrphusDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius majorDark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major