Reslaw Wood
✦ Ancient woodland24 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🐶Dogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome24 ha
Getting here
51.91232, -2.44786
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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
🌤️ 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
- 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Daffodil WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef dafLocal walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km▾
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)Walking route▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named routeRegional walking route
2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route▾
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route▾
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
Photos
Woodland floor, Reslaw Wood
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Wildlife to spot
7,813 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
7,813 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Song Thrush +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +7
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Acorn Weevil
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Green-winged Orchid · Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
7,813 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds49 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Blue Tit · Chiffchaff · Robin · Song Thrush +44
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great TitParus major
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- MagpiePica pica
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- WheatearOenanthe oenanthe
- Falco tinnunculus tinnunculusFalco tinnunculus tinnunculus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Roe Deer · Muntjac · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse · Red Fox +7
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Red FoxVulpes vulpes
- Leisler's BatNyctalus leisleri
- Nathusius's PipistrellePipistrellus nathusii
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
summer
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects5 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hairy Shieldbug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Oak Bush-cricket · Red-legged Shieldbug · Acorn Weevil
- Hairy ShieldbugDolycoris baccarum
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Acorn WeevilCurculio glandium
Green-winged Orchid · Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
- Green-winged OrchidAnacamptis morio
- Alchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestitaAlchemilla filicaulis subsp. vestita
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas