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Owlpen Wood

✦ Ancient woodland96 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome96 ha

Getting here

51.68847, -2.29099

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Springy Turf-moss, Neat Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Dark Bush-cricket, Rugged Oil-beetle +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal 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
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 3Walking route10 km
Named routeRef WGR3Length 10 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
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 route468 m
Named routeRef 45Length 468 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route184 m
Named routeRef 45Length 184 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route99 m
Named routeRef 45Length 99 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crawley Lanebridleway · 178 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 178 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Hobbs Hole Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hobbs Hole Wood

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