High Wood
✦ Ancient woodland122 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🦅Birds🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome122 ha
Getting here
51.77217, -2.15268
Open directionsv
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
- 🅿️Parking 388m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- ☀️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
- 🅿️Parking 388m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
- 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
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🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rambling Tail-moss, Bramble, Common Club-rush +18 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Marbled White, Ringlet +90 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 15 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route▾
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way)Walking route▾
Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted
Named routeRef (T&S W)Point-to-pointRegional walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill)Walking route5.7 km▾
Named routeLength 5.7 kmRegional walking route
6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route▾
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route68 m▾
Named routeLength 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route192 m▾
Named routeLength 192 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route15 m▾
Named routeLength 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route14 m▾
Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route311 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 311 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
13 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Stone Stile at entry High Woods, The Scrubs, Bisley GS1028
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