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Hailes Wood

✦ Ancient woodland56 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome56 ha

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51.97001, -1.91695

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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
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 90m away — 10 car parks within reach

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
🅿️Parking 90m away — 10 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Ragwort, Snowdrop · last seen 2018

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

14 signed routes nearby · 24 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

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Isbourne WayWalking route22 km

Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route

🚴

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

🐴

Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

1,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2017
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2016

🦌

Mammals11 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2022

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Long-eared Bat species +6

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2021

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects70 species

summer

2025

Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Peacock · Large White +65

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2019
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2024
Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2023
Coppice Mining BeeAndrena helvola2023
Tachina feraTachina fera2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Dermestes murinusDermestes murinus2022
Phania funestaPhania funesta2021
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2020
Butterflies & mothsLepidoptera2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2019
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2019
Common Green ColonelOplodontha viridula2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2019
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2019
Wheat Flea BeetleNeocrepidodera ferruginea2019
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2019
Anaspis garneysiAnaspis garneysi2019
Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2018
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2017

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2018

Bluebell · Ragwort · Snowdrop

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
RagwortSenecio
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,869 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds67 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2025

Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Robin · Great Tit · Blackbird +62

WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
RobinErithacus rubecula
Great TitParus major
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
JackdawColoeus monedula
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
DunnockPrunella modularis
BuzzardButeo buteo
House SparrowPasser domesticus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
MagpiePica pica
LinnetLinaria cannabina
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
SwallowHirundo rustica
RavenCorvus corax
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
Stock DoveColumba oenas
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
SwiftApus apus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
RookCorvus frugilegus
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
House MartinDelichon urbicum
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2024
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2024
Red KiteMilvus milvus2024
RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
WhitethroatCurruca communis
GreenfinchChloris chloris
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Tawny OwlStrix aluco
BramblingFringilla montifringilla
Canada GooseBranta canadensis2023
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2020
Rock DoveColumba livia
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
Common GullLarus canus2020
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2024
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2024
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2024
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2024
Greylag GooseAnser anser2023
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2020
Barn OwlTyto alba2020
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret2017
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2017
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix2016

🦌

Mammals11 species

winterspringsummerautumn

2022

Mole · Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Common Pipistrelle · Long-eared Bat species +6

MoleTalpa europaea
Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus2020
Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
Long-eared Bat speciesPlecotus
Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
Brandt's BatMyotis brandtii
HedgehogErinaceus europaeus2021
Red FoxVulpes vulpes2021
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020

🦎

Reptiles1 species

autumn

2021

Common Lizard

Common LizardZootoca vivipara

🐝

Insects70 species

summer

2025

Small White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Peacock · Large White +65

Small WhitePieris rapae2019
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2019
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2019
PeacockAglais io2019
Large WhitePieris brassicae2019
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2019
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2019
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2019
CommaPolygonia c-album2019
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui2019
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2019
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2019
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2019
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2019
Silver YAutographa gamma2019
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2019
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2019
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Forget-me-not ShieldbugSehirus luctuosus2024
Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2024
Rhingia rostrataRhingia rostrata2023
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2023
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2019
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2019
Box BugGonocerus acuteangulatus
Riponnensia splendensRiponnensia splendens2024
Xylota segnisXylota segnis2024
Dolichovespula mediaDolichovespula media2024
Volucella bombylansVolucella bombylans2024
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius2024
Phytoecia cylindricaPhytoecia cylindrica2024
Hairy-footed Flower BeeAnthophora plumipes2024
Rhingia campestrisRhingia campestris2024
Ferdinandea cupreaFerdinandea cuprea2024
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2024
Dasysyrphus albostriatusDasysyrphus albostriatus2024
Melangyna cinctaMelangyna cincta2024
Tawny Mining BeeAndrena fulva2024
24-spot LadybirdSubcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Leucozona lucorumLeucozona lucorum2024
Lathbury's Nomad BeeNomada lathburiana2023
Coppice Mining BeeAndrena helvola2023
Tachina feraTachina fera2023
Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2023
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufusRhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2023
Dermestes murinusDermestes murinus2022
Phania funestaPhania funesta2021
Lesser Marsh GrasshopperChorthippus albomarginatus2020
Butterflies & mothsLepidoptera2020
Tree BumblebeeBombus hypnorum2020
Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus2019
Six-spot BurnetZygaena filipendulae2019
Dark Green FritillarySpeyeria aglaja2019
Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2019
Bean Seed BeetleBruchus rufimanus2019
Common Green ColonelOplodontha viridula2019
7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2019
Common Pollen BeetleMeligethes aeneus2019
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2019
Wheat Flea BeetleNeocrepidodera ferruginea2019
Cantharis lateralisCantharis lateralis2019
Anaspis garneysiAnaspis garneysi2019
Hemicrepidius hirtusHemicrepidius hirtus2019
HeraldScoliopteryx libatrix2019
Brimstone MothOpisthograptis luteolata2018
Greater Horntail WaspUrocerus gigas2017

🌿

Plants3 species

springsummer

2018

Bluebell · Ragwort · Snowdrop

BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
RagwortSenecio
SnowdropGalanthus nivalis2017

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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