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Gretton Wood

20 ha

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome20 ha

Getting here

51.96688, -1.98640

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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
  • 🌿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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — House Sparrow, Swift, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Swift, Blackbird +51 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Sheep's Sorrel, Common Nettle, Hogweed +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Large Yellow Underwing, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Burnished Brass +100 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Clover, Common Bent, Sheep's Sorrel +83 more · last seen 2021; Plants — Red Clover, Common Bent, Sheep's Sorrel +83 more · last seen 2021

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 35 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Isbourne WayWalking route22 km
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumn colours Cups Hill, Gretton

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn colours Cups Hill, Gretton

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✦Winchcombe AbbeyHistoric site2 km→✦SUDELEY CASTLEHistoric site2.9 km→🌱Secret GardenUrban park3 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.1 km→🌱Winchcombe ParkUrban park1.8 km→✦Nottingham Hill campHistoric site3.1 km→

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