Kilcot Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 25 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 25 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.91871, -2.44420
Open directionsv 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Song Thrush +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackbird, Song Thrush +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Green-winged Orchid, Brookweed, Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Small White +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Daffodil Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref daf Local walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Briery Hill Lane public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Road junction south of Kilcot on the B4222
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Wildlife to spot
6,162 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,162 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Redwing · Blue Tit +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Leisler's Bat +7
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Soprano Pipistrelle Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper +15
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Green-winged Orchid · Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,162 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Tit · Chiffchaff · Redwing · Blue Tit +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Robin Erithacus rubecula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jay Garrulus glandarius Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Carrion Crow Corvus corone Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Magpie Pica pica House Sparrow Passer domesticus Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Tawny Owl Strix aluco Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Leisler's Bat +7
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii Soprano Pipistrelle Slow-worm
Meadow Brown · Green-veined White · Speckled Wood · Small White · Gatekeeper +15
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus Green-winged Orchid · Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 2024
2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024 