Randwick Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 96 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 96 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.76562, -2.24942
Open directionsv 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car 🌤️ Visiting this summer
☀️ 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 🅿️ Parking nearby — easy to reach by car £ 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
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🦅 Bird watching
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Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2026
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🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Pointed Spear-moss, Lateral Cryphaea, Fox-tail Feather-moss +6 more · last seen 2026
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🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Great Green Bush-cricket +34 more · last seen 2026
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Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 74 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 Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WAS Round trip Local walking route
Show on map MST27 Walking route ▾
Named route Ref MST27
Show on map Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way) Walking route ▾
Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted
Named route Ref (T&S W) Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map Zion Hill public footpath · 89 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 89 m Surface asphalt Path type: service
Show on map Randwick Woods Singletrack public footpath · 449 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 449 m Surface dirt Path type: footway
Show on map Upper Kitesnest Lane public footpath · 105 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 105 m Path type: residential
Show on map 53 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mercian Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 45 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mercian Way (Stroud branch) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (45) National Cycle Network
Show on map Mercian Way (alternative) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref (45) National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 817 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 817 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.6 km ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 1.6 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 104 m ▾
Named route Ref 45 Length 104 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map 9 public paths nearby
Public paths
Robbers Road bridleway · 909 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 909 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Beatrice Webb Lane bridleway · 826 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 826 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Robbers Road bridleway · 237 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 237 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Bridleway to Standish Wood, Randwick
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Wildlife to spot
21,381 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,381 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Great Green Bush-cricket · Common Blue Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Pointed Spear-moss
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,381 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 45 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Robin · Goldfinch · Blackbird · Jackdaw · Blue Tit +40
Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
spring winter
2026 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Toad
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2025 Common Toad Bufo bufo2025 🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Great Green Bush-cricket · Common Blue Damselfly · Marmalade Hoverfly · Lesser Stag Beetle +14
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Great Green Bush-cricket Tettigonia viridissima2025 Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 Pointed Spear-moss
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2025
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Greater Bulb-Fly Merodon equestris2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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