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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha
Getting here
51.68560, -2.22555
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞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
- 🅿️Town Hall (Short stay) 210m away — 20 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Town Hall (Short stay) 210m away — 20 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🚲Bike parking🅿️Parking· Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Swift, Woodpigeon, Robin +78 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +137 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Gatekeeper +137 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby · 102 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km▾
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km▾
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km▾
Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold Way (Selsley Common route)Walking route▾
Alternative (longer and tougher, but more scenic) route from Ryeford to just south of Kings Stanley, over Selsley Common.
Named routeRef CWNational walking route
Harleywoodpublic footpath · 93 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 93 mPath type: residential
Gunbarrel Alleypublic footpath · 120 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 120 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Arnold's Lanepublic footpath · 14 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 14 mPath type: residential
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km▾
Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route145 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route911 m▾
Named routeRef 45Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
6 public paths nearby
Public paths
Barcelona Lanebridleway · 64 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 64 mPath type: service
Barcelona Lanebridleway · 390 m▾
Public pathbridlewayLength 390 mPath type: bridleway
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Bookable toursWildlife to spot
20,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
20,622 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Little Grebe · Mallard +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Otter
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- OtterLutra lutra
Stenophylax permistus · Limnephilus lunatus · Southern Hawker · Mystacides longicornis · Eristalis pertinax +50
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Large Red Damselfly
Dapple-mouthed Grimmia
- Dapple-mouthed GrimmiaGrimmia tergestina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,622 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds40 species
wintersummerautumn
2025▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Long-tailed Tit · Little Grebe · Mallard +35
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Great TitParus major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- SwiftApus apus
- CootFulica atra
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- MagpiePica pica
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- Indigo BuntingPasserina cyanea2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Noctule · Otter
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- NoctuleNyctalus noctula
- OtterLutra lutra
Stenophylax permistus · Limnephilus lunatus · Southern Hawker · Mystacides longicornis · Eristalis pertinax +50
- Stenophylax permistusStenophylax permistus
- Limnephilus lunatusLimnephilus lunatus2025
- Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2025
- Mystacides longicornisMystacides longicornis2025
- Eristalis pertinaxEristalis pertinax2025
- Large Red Damselfly
Dapple-mouthed Grimmia
- Dapple-mouthed GrimmiaGrimmia tergestina
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Limnephilus marmoratusLimnephilus marmoratus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Dock BugCoreus marginatus2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Strawberry Seed BeetleHarpalus rufipes2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Limnephilus flavicornisLimnephilus flavicornis2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Birch ShieldbugElasmostethus interstinctus2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025Great Green Bush-cricketTettigonia viridissima2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025HydropsycheHydropsyche2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Brown ChaferSerica brunnea2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Syrphus ribesiiSyrphus ribesii2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Common Red Soldier BeetleRhagonycha fulva2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Orange LadybirdHalyzia sedecimguttata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025SimuliumSimuliumSimuliumSimuliumHalesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025Halesus digitatusHalesus digitatus2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025Tree Damsel BugHimacerus (Himacerus) apterus2025PotamophylaxPotamophylax2025PotamophylaxPotamophylax2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2025LygusLygus2025LygusLygus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Kite-tailed RobberflyMachimus atricapillus2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Cabbage BugEurydema (Eurydema) oleracea2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eristalis tenaxEristalis tenax2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Eupeodes lunigerEupeodes luniger2025Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2025Allygus mixtusAllygus mixtus2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Endomychus coccineusEndomychus coccineus2025Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta2025Callicorixa praeustaCallicorixa praeusta2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Cream-streaked LadybirdHarmonia quadripunctata2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Oncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavusOncotylus (Oncotylus) viridiflavus2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Sphaerophoria scriptaSphaerophoria scripta2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus2025Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20257-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Red-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa serraticornis2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Cantharis decipiensCantharis decipiens2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Empis tessellataEmpis tessellata2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025Dotted Bee-flyBombylius discolor2025Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Dark-edged Bee-flyBombylius major2025Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Psychoda sigmaPsychoda sigma2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Scathophaga stercorariaScathophaga stercoraria2025Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Black-headed Cardinal BeetlePyrochroa coccinea2024Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2024Platystomos albinusPlatystomos albinus2024