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Guiting Wood

✦ Ancient woodland52 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

51.93475, -1.90312

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🐕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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Blueish Veilwort, Isothecium myosuroides +75 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +72 more · last seen 2023; Insects — Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee, Common Carder Bee +72 more · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Windrush WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.

Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
Warden's WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA

Named routeRef WarLength 22 km
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Cycling

3 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
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Campden Lanebridleway · 606 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 606 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

In Guiting Wood [4]

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

In Guiting Wood [4]

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦SUDELEY CASTLEHistoric site4 km→✦Winchcombe AbbeyHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Secret GardenUrban park3.8 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park3.9 km→🐄Cotswold Farm ParkVisitor farm4.5 km→🌱Queen's GardenUrban park3.8 km→

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