Michael Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 21 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Free entry Dogs welcome 21 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.65484, -2.42590
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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 £ 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 — Moorhen, Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Moorhen, Mallard, Great Spotted Woodpecker +56 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +51 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Speckled Bush-cricket, Dark-edged Bee-fly +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref WGR2 Length 8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass) Walking route ▾
a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course
Named route Ref CW National walking route
Show on map Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 3 Walking route 10 km ▾
Named route Ref WGR3 Length 10 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Avon Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Filton Link Cycling route ▾
Named route Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 679 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 679 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 477 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 477 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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.
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Wildlife to spot
9,249 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,249 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Common Cockchafer +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,249 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Mallard · Moorhen · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +36
Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Dipper Cinclus cinclus Jay Garrulus glandarius Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Greenfinch Chloris chloris Carrion Crow Corvus corone Swift Apus apus House Martin Delichon urbicum Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Skylark Alauda arvensis Stock Dove Columba oenas Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Roe Deer
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly · Helophilus pendulus · Common Cockchafer +10
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Birch Shieldbug Elasmostethus interstinctus
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Summer Chafer Amphimallon solstitiale
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
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