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Queen's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland64 ha

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome64 ha

Getting here

51.92820, -2.03048

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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
  • 🅿️B4632 Southam Layby 361m away — 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 — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Skylark, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Skylark, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Crisped Neckera, Frizzled Crisp-moss, Springy Turf-moss · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood +60 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
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 78 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Windrush WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.

Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
Warden's WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA

Named routeRef WarLength 22 km
Isbourne WayWalking route
Named route
Winchcombe Way (West)Walking route

The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe

Named routeRef wiwRegional walking route
Haymes Roadpublic footpath · 253 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 253 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Horse riding

30 public paths nearby

Public paths
Bentley Lanebridleway · 48 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 48 mPath type: unclassified
Haymes Drivebridleway · 17 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 17 mPath type: residential
Bentley Lanebridleway · 295 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 295 mPath type: footway
Bentley Lanebridleway · 83 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 83 mPath type: footway
Upper Mill Lanerestricted byway · 121 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 121 mPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stile into Queen's Wood

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stile into Queen's Wood

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Nearby places

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✦PITTVILLE PARKHistoric site3.5 km→🌱Sandford ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Pittville ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Sandford ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Saville Close Open SpaceUrban park3.3 km→🌱Pittville ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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