Kennel Hill Plantation - Mixed woodland
35 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha
Getting here
51.99054, -1.79920
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km▾
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km▾
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.7 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 6.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.6 km▾
Named routeRef 442Length 2.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route62 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 62 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
11 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
5,338 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
5,338 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Small White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper +8
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
5,338 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Blackbird · Carrion Crow · Robin · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- Black RedstartPhoenicurus ochruros
- BramblingFringilla montifringilla
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2024
🦌Mammals2 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Small White · Speckled Wood · Meadow Brown · Large White · Gatekeeper +8
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- RingletAphantopus hyperantus
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSilver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Western Honey BeeApis melliferaWestern Honey BeeApis melliferaDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorDotted Bee-flyBombylius discolorBrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024BrimstoneGonepteryx rhamni2024