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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 4 ha
Places › England › South West › Gloucester Getting here
51.87249, -2.26122
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 🅿️ Parking 308m away — 12 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 🅿️ Parking 308m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +80 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, White-legged Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Emperor Dragonfly, White-legged Damselfly +49 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +33 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Creeping Cinquefoil, Hard Rush, Silverweed +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Meadowsweet, Bramble, Water Mint +3 more foraging species
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 12 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional 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 Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geology Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 101 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 Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map Gloucestershire Cycle Spine Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
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Wildlife to spot
25,772 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,772 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +45
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Four-spotted Chaser +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Rubus ulmifolius
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,772 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Magpie · Woodpigeon · Blue Tit · Goldfinch · Jackdaw +45
Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rock Dove Columba livia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Coot Fulica atra Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Teal Anas crecca Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis 🐝 Insects 27 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Scathophaga stercoraria · Harlequin Ladybird · Red-legged Shieldbug · Four-spotted Chaser +22
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Rubus ulmifolius
Rubus ulmifolius Rubus ulmifolius Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
Loosestrife Weevil Nanophyes marmoratus
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Sepsis Sepsis2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Mesembrina meridiana Mesembrina meridiana2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Strawberry-blossom Weevil Anthonomus rubi2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Slender Ground-hopper Tetrix subulata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Brown Hawker Aeshna grandis2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea Deraeocoris (Deraeocoris) flavilinea2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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