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Keeper's Hill Wood

10 ha

📷 Michael Dibb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.96070, -1.82396

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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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Plants — Common Hemp-nettle, Wood-sorrel, Beaked Hawk's-beard +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Plants — Wych Elm, Violet, Wild Carrot +102 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Wych Elm, Violet, Wild Carrot +102 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +30 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +30 more · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

12 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route

Heart of England WayWalking route

Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route

Diamond WayWalking route106 km

Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route

Donnington WayWalking route100 km

Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby

Cotswold CyclewayCycling route

Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

1,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

1,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Skylark +53

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
MagpiePica pica2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2017
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2016
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2016
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2016
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Common GullLarus canus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2016
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2015
GreenfinchChloris chloris2014

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2022

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Fallow Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2016
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2016
Fallow DeerDama dama2014

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2024

Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +28

Large WhitePieris brassicae
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Small WhitePieris rapae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
PeacockAglais io
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
CommaPolygonia c-album
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2022
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2021
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2020
Placochilus seladonicusPlacochilus seladonicus
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2023
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2023
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2019

🌿

Plants105 species

summer

2018

Wych Elm · Sweet Vernal-grass · Scorpion Weed · Glaucous Sedge · Enchanter's-nightshade +100

Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Hidcote ComfreySymphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue'
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
VioletViola
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
HazelCorylus avellana
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
European LarchLarix decidua
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
BoxBuxus sempervirens
AshFraxinus excelsior
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
BurdockArctium
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
BeechFagus sylvatica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
HollyIlex aquifolium
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Field MapleAcer campestre
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
RapeBrassica napus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. angustifoliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. angustifolium
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

1,719 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds58 species

winterautumn

2025

Chaffinch · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Robin · Skylark +53

ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
RobinErithacus rubecula
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
Great TitParus major
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
JackdawColoeus monedula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BuzzardButeo buteo
DunnockPrunella modularis
Coal TitPeriparus ater2017
RavenCorvus corax
RookCorvus frugilegus2022
MagpiePica pica2021
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
FieldfareTurdus pilaris
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2021
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2017
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
WhitethroatCurruca communis2016
Red KiteMilvus milvus
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
Stock DoveColumba oenas2022
JayGarrulus glandarius2021
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2021
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2016
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2016
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
NuthatchSitta europaea2021
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2016
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2022
WoodcockScolopax rusticola2021
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2021
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2018
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2016
Barn OwlTyto alba2022
Common GullLarus canus2021
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2021
Golden PloverPluvialis apricaria2021
LapwingVanellus vanellus2021
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2018
BramblingFringilla montifringilla2017
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2017
SparrowhawkAccipiter nisus2016
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2016
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2015
GreenfinchChloris chloris2014

🦌

Mammals5 species

summer

2022

Grey Squirrel · Brown Hare · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Fallow Deer

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Brown HareLepus europaeus2020
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus2016
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi2016
Fallow DeerDama dama2014

🐝

Insects33 species

summer

2024

Large White · Meadow Brown · Small White · Gatekeeper · Peacock +28

Large WhitePieris brassicae
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina
Small WhitePieris rapae
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus
PeacockAglais io
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2023
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2022
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2023
Small TortoiseshellAglais urticae2023
Small HeathCoenonympha pamphilus
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2023
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria
CommaPolygonia c-album
Large SkipperOchlodes sylvanus2023
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2022
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2021
BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2019
Painted LadyVanessa cardui
Essex SkipperThymelicus lineola
Small SkipperThymelicus sylvestris2020
Placochilus seladonicusPlacochilus seladonicus
Holly BlueCelastrina argiolus2017
Platystoma seminationisPlatystoma seminationis
Spiked ShieldbugPicromerus bidens2023
Turnip TigressAthalia rosae2023
Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2023
Leucozona laternariaLeucozona laternaria2023
Chrysotoxum festivumChrysotoxum festivum2023
Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2023
Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2021
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2019
Orange-tipAnthocharis cardamines2019
Scorched CarpetLigdia adustata2019

🌿

Plants105 species

summer

2018

Wych Elm · Sweet Vernal-grass · Scorpion Weed · Glaucous Sedge · Enchanter's-nightshade +100

Wych ElmUlmus glabra
Sweet Vernal-grassAnthoxanthum odoratum
Scorpion WeedPhacelia tanacetifolia
Glaucous SedgeCarex flacca
Enchanter's-nightshadeCircaea lutetiana
Black-bindweedFallopia convolvulus
Greater Butterfly-orchidPlatanthera chlorantha
SilverweedPotentilla anserina
Yorkshire-fogHolcus lanatus
Hidcote ComfreySymphytum x hidcotense 'Hidcote Blue'
Wild CarrotDaucus carota
VioletViola
MugwortArtemisia vulgaris
RedshankPersicaria maculosa
Herb-RobertGeranium robertianum
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis
Bread WheatTriticum aestivum
Large-leaved LimeTilia platyphyllos
Dove's-foot Crane's-billGeranium molle
HoneysuckleLonicera periclymenum
Creeping ThistleCirsium arvense
Creeping CinquefoilPotentilla reptans
Chenopodium albumChenopodium album
SycamoreAcer pseudoplatanus
BluebellHyacinthoides non-scripta
White HelleborineCephalanthera damasonium
Common Mouse-earCerastium fontanum
Common Spotted-orchidDactylorhiza fuchsii
Bird's-nest OrchidNeottia nidus-avis
Toad RushJuncus bufonius
Rough Meadow-grassPoa trivialis
HazelCorylus avellana
WoodruffGalium odoratum
Common PoppyPapaver rhoeas
Common TwaybladeNeottia ovata
Three-nerved SandwortMoehringia trinervia
Wood DockRumex sanguineus
Swine-cressLepidium coronopus
Hairy-bromeBromopsis ramosa
Male-fernDryopteris filix-mas
European LarchLarix decidua
SelfhealPrunella vulgaris
Soft Shield-fernPolystichum setiferum
Wood-sedgeCarex sylvatica
Wall LettuceMycelis muralis
Field HorsetailEquisetum arvense
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
Guelder-roseViburnum opulus
Parsley-piertAphanes arvensis
Ribwort PlantainPlantago lanceolata
Goat's-beardTragopogon pratensis
Wild AngelicaAngelica sylvestris
Stinking HelleboreHelleborus foetidus
Common ChickweedStellaria media
BoxBuxus sempervirens
AshFraxinus excelsior
Fairy FlaxLinum catharticum
Douglas FirPseudotsuga menziesii
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
GroundselSenecio vulgaris
BurdockArctium
Common Field-speedwellVeronica persica
Smaller Cat's-tailPhleum bertolonii
RaspberryRubus idaeus
Sweet ChestnutCastanea sativa
BeechFagus sylvatica
Pedunculate OakQuercus robur
Prickly Sow-thistleSonchus asper
Pyramidal OrchidAnacamptis pyramidalis
Lords-and-LadiesArum maculatum
Salad BurnetPoterium sanguisorba
HollyIlex aquifolium
KnotgrassPolygonum aviculare
Pendulous SedgeCarex pendula
GooseberryRibes uva-crispa
Field MapleAcer campestre
BittersweetSolanum dulcamara
Field Penny-cressThlaspi arvense
Oregon-grapeMahonia aquifolium
RapeBrassica napus
Wood AvensGeum urbanum
NipplewortLapsana communis
Shepherd's-purseCapsella bursa-pastoris
Spiked SedgeCarex spicata
Ground-elderAegopodium podagraria
Fool's ParsleyAethusa cynapium
Bush VetchVicia sepium
Field MadderSherardia arvensis
Garlic MustardAlliaria petiolata
Dog's MercuryMercurialis perennis
Cat's-earHypochaeris radicata
Common Hemp-nettleGaleopsis tetrahit
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
Perforate St John's-wortHypericum perforatum
Rosebay WillowherbChamaenerion angustifolium
Wood-sorrelOxalis acetosella
Heracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. angustifoliumHeracleum sphondylium subsp. sphondylium f. angustifolium
Hairy St John's-wortHypericum hirsutum
Common BroomrapeOrobanche minor
Red FescueFestuca rubra
Wild PrivetLigustrum vulgare
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
Tufted Hair-grassDeschampsia cespitosa
Meadow VetchlingLathyrus pratensis
Wood Meadow-grassPoa nemoralis