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Leigh Wood

✦ Ancient woodland45 ha

📷 norman hyett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome45 ha

Getting here

51.94519, -1.85730

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Tawny Owl and Rook
  • 🌿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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Tawny Owl, Rook, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Tawny Owl, Rook, Chaffinch +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Thistle, Common Nettle +193 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Dandelion, Bramble +25 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +45 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper +45 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 8 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
Windrush WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.

Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
Warden's WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA

Named routeRef WarLength 22 km
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Leigh wood

📷 norman hyett · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🐄Cotswold Farm ParkVisitor farm1.5 km→🐄Rare Breeds Through History TrailVisitor farm1.3 km→🐄Construction CornerVisitor farm1.4 km→🐄Conservation AreaVisitor farm1.5 km→✦Earthwork N of Lyne's BarnHistoric site3.8 km→✦Taddington medieval settlementHistoric site4 km→

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