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Gunning's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.48667, -2.29971

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Corn Bunting +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Lesser Stag Beetle, Small Garden Bumblebee, Eupeodes luniger +22 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Journey of Discovery trail, Dyrham ParkWalking route3.2 km

Ramble through the past on this family-friendly trail through Dyrham's parkland, which is steeped in history. For younger walkers, spot carved wooden animals along the way, before ending at Old Lodge. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy

Named routeLength 3.2 kmDuration 00:45Point-to-pointLocal walking route
The Prospect Walk at Dyrham Park, Dyrham ParkWalking route4.8 km

Dyrham is perfect for sweeping vistas with views across the Cotswolds & Bristol Channel. Visit the best viewpoints around the park, before finishing at the baroque splendour of the house's East Front. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:00Point-to-pointLocal walking route
The terraces walk at Dyrham Park, Dyrham ParkWalking route4 km

This circular route takes you through open parkland, tranquil woodland terraces and the formal beauty of the West Garden at Dyrham Park. Terrain is steep & uneven in places & seasonally muddy.

Named routeLength 4 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon Wiltshire Cycle LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footbridge across the Broadmead Brook into Gunning's Wood

📷 Dr Duncan Pepper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footbridge across the Broadmead Brook into Gunning's Wood

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✦DYRHAM PARKHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Dyrham ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦ASHWICKE HALLHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Dyrham ParkUrban park4.9 km→✦DODINGTON HOUSEHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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