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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.79770, -2.19509
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 🅿️ Ramblers Car Park 303m away — 2 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 🅿️ Ramblers Car Park 303m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hornet, Downland Villa, Dark-edged Bee-fly +22 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Good match
Fungi — Arum Rust, Periwinkle Rust · last seen 2025; Fungi — Arum Rust, Periwinkle Rust · last seen 2025
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 Geology Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 MPA81 public footpath · 102 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 102 m Surface grass Path type: footway
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map Alternative Route Cycling route 969 m ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 969 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedloose
Show on map Photos Painswick Golf Club clubhouse
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Wildlife to spot
13,768 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,768 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Flower Bug · Dasysyrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Ant Damsel Bug +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025 Dark Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,768 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Blackbird +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Great Tit Parus major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochruros2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Glossy Ibis Plegadis falcinellus2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 🦌 Mammals 2 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 7 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Common Flower Bug · Dasysyrphus · Harlequin Ladybird · Ant Damsel Bug +2
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025 Dark Bush-cricket Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata2025 