Iffcomb Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 44 ha
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife🍄 Fungi
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51.80339, -1.97766
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Pheasant 🍄 Mushroom 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 90+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Chaffinch and Pheasant 🍄 Mushroom 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chaffinch, Pheasant, Robin +87 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Pheasant, Robin +87 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Tear Dropper, Razor Strop Fungus, Rooting Shank +23 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Tear Dropper, Razor Strop Fungus, Rooting Shank +23 more · last seen 2014
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Reed Sweet-grass, Rush, Dock +20 more · last seen 2021
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +133 more · last seen 2022; Insects — Small White, Peacock, Large White +133 more · last seen 2022
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Water Mint, Amphibious Bistort, Watercress +1 more foraging species
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Fosse2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 48 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.9 km ▾
Named route Ref 48 Length 5.9 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos River Churn at Clifferdine Wood
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Wildlife to spot
1,720 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 1,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Skylark · Woodpigeon · Raven · Chaffinch · Grey Partridge +37
Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Swift Apus apus2019 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2018 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Coal Tit Periparus ater2018 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2018 Blackbird Turdus merula2018 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2017 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brimstone · Peacock · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +10
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small White Pieris rapae 🌿 Plants 21 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Reed Sweet-grass · Rush · Buttercup · Dock · Silverweed +16
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima Rush Juncus Buttercup Ranunculus Dock Rumex Silverweed Potentilla anserina Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Branched Bur-reed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 1,720 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 42 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Skylark · Woodpigeon · Raven · Chaffinch · Grey Partridge +37
Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Grey Partridge Perdix perdix Short-eared Owl Asio flammeus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2023 Lapwing Vanellus vanellus2023 Swift Apus apus2019 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Merlin Falco columbarius2025 Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra2023 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2023 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2023 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2022 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2018 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2018 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2018 Coal Tit Periparus ater2018 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2018 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2018 Rook Corvus frugilegus2018 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2018 Blackbird Turdus merula2018 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2018 Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2017 Hedgehog
Hedgehog Erinaceus europaeus Brimstone · Peacock · Large White · Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown +10
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2019 Peacock Aglais io2019 Large White Pieris brassicae2019 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2019 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2019 Small White Pieris rapae 🌿 Plants 21 species
summer autumn
2021 ▾
Reed Sweet-grass · Rush · Buttercup · Dock · Silverweed +16
Reed Sweet-grass Glyceria maxima Rush Juncus Buttercup Ranunculus Dock Rumex Silverweed Potentilla anserina Tufted Hair-grass Deschampsia cespitosa Branched Bur-reed Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2019
2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2019
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2019
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Comma Polygonia c-album2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2018
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2018
Red Underwing Catocala nupta2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2018 Sparganium erectum
Sparganium erectum
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Water Mint Mentha aquatica
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Fool's Water-Cress Helosciadium nodiflorum
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris
Common Club-rush Schoenoplectus lacustris
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Amphibious Bistort Persicaria amphibia
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Water Figwort Scrophularia auriculata
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2020
Watercress Nasturtium officinale2020
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Brooklime Veronica beccabunga
Club-Rush Schoenoplectus
Club-Rush Schoenoplectus
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2020
Sainfoin Onobrychis viciifolia2020
Speedwell Veronica2019
Speedwell Veronica2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Dandelion Taraxacum2019
Moss Bryophyta
Moss Bryophyta
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2020
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2020
Fly Orchid Ophrys insectifera2018
Fly Orchid Ophrys insectifera2018 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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