Lord's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 52 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 52 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.80172, -2.15850
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 303m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Parking 303m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Thistle +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Common Blue +44 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 49 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 Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National 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 Glevum Way Walking route 42 km ▾
A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WAS Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map 31 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 Crossroad of Paths, Saltridge Common Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,281 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,281 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Redwing · Blackbird · Great Tit · Nuthatch +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Orange Ladybird · Common Flower Bug · Cream-spot Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle · Bramble · Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock · Ribwort Plantain +21
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock Rumex crispus/obtusifolius2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,281 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 39 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Redwing · Blackbird · Great Tit · Nuthatch +34
Robin Erithacus rubecula Redwing Turdus iliacus Blackbird Turdus merula Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Grey Squirrel
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
winter spring
2026 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 9 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Orange Ladybird · Common Flower Bug · Cream-spot Ladybird +4
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025 Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Common Nettle · Creeping Thistle · Bramble · Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock · Ribwort Plantain +21
Common Nettle Urtica dioica2025 Creeping Thistle Cirsium arvense2025 Bramble Rubus fruticosus2025 Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock Rumex crispus/obtusifolius2025 Ribwort Plantain Plantago lanceolata2025 Herb-Robert Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-legged Shieldbug
Red-legged Shieldbug
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025 Geranium robertianum2025
Geranium robertianum2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Wild Carrot Daucus carota2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Common Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus corniculatus2025
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Dog's Mercury Mercurialis perennis2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Pendulous Sedge Carex pendula2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Cow Parsley Anthriscus sylvestris2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Holly Ilex aquifolium2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Meadow Buttercup Ranunculus acris2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Creeping Buttercup Ranunculus repens2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Red Clover Trifolium pratense2025
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025
Common Dog-violet / Early Dog-violet Viola reichenbachiana or riviniana2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Dandelion Taraxacum2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Yarrow Achillea millefolium2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Ivy Hedera helix2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Black Medick Medicago lupulina2025
Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa2025
Knotted Hedge-parsley Torilis nodosa2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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