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Rayer's Brake

1 ha
WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Common Blue, Gatekeeper +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Mistletoe, Rubus ulmifolius, Squinancywort +19 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Mistletoe, Rubus ulmifolius, Squinancywort +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Peeling Oysterling, Bald Inkcap, Brown Mottlegill +1 more · last seen 2015; Fungi — Peeling Oysterling, Bald Inkcap, Brown Mottlegill +1 more · last seen 2015

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal 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
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The path near  Rayer's Brake

The path near Rayer's Brake

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