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Sealey Wood

3 ha

📷 George Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.68058, -2.25762

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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
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

Very strong match

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

Free

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mallard, Moorhen, Robin +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Small White, Meadow Brown, Large White +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Good match

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Moderate match

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Macmillan WayWalking route290 km

Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route

Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route

Named routeRound tripLocal walking route

Cotswold WayWalking route164 km

Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route

Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route

Named routeLocal walking route

🚴

Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route1.6 km

Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route145 m

Named routeRef 45Length 145 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route911 m

Named routeRef 45Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route85 m

Named routeRef 45Length 85 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route468 m

Named routeRef 45Length 468 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

10,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

10,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumn

2025

Robin · Yellowhammer · Meadow Pipit · Wren · Skylark +31

RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great TitParus major2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2025

Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet +12

Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
PeacockAglais io2024

🌿

Plants40 species

summer

2024

Common Vetch · Great Horsetail · Scentless Mayweed · Common Sallow · Lesser Swine-cress +35

Common VetchVicia sativa
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
DandelionTaraxacum
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Stone ParsleySison amomum
Red CampionSilene dioica
White CampionSilene latifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

10,829 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds36 species

autumn

2025

Robin · Yellowhammer · Meadow Pipit · Wren · Skylark +31

RobinErithacus rubecula
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
SkylarkAlauda arvensis
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Corn BuntingEmberiza calandra
MagpiePica pica
KestrelFalco tinnunculus
PheasantPhasianus colchicus
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
StonechatSaxicola rubicola
LinnetLinaria cannabina
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
Grey PartridgePerdix perdix
RavenCorvus corax
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
SwallowHirundo rustica
Barn OwlTyto alba
Great TitParus major2024
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2024
JackdawColoeus monedula2024
NuthatchSitta europaea2024
Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
DunnockPrunella modularis2024
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
JayGarrulus glandarius2024

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Brown Hare · Roe Deer

Brown HareLepus europaeus
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus

🐝

Insects17 species

summer

2025

Large White · Small White · Meadow Brown · Gatekeeper · Ringlet +12

Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
Small WhitePieris rapae2024
Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024
Marbled WhiteMelanargia galathea2024
Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024
Band-eyed Brown HorseflyTabanus bromius
Welsh ChaferHoplia philanthus
Woundwort ShieldbugEysarcoris venustissimus2024
Brown ArgusAricia agestis2024
Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024
Speckled WoodPararge aegeria2024
Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024
Brown HawkerAeshna grandis2024
PeacockAglais io2024

🌿

Plants40 species

summer

2024

Common Vetch · Great Horsetail · Scentless Mayweed · Common Sallow · Lesser Swine-cress +35

Common VetchVicia sativa
Great HorsetailEquisetum telmateia
Scentless MayweedTripleurospermum inodorum
Common SallowSalix cinerea
Lesser Swine-cressLepidium didymum
Winter-cressBarbarea vulgaris
Soft-bromeBromus hordeaceus
Hedge WoundwortStachys sylvatica
Common Bird's-foot-trefoilLotus corniculatus
Upright Hedge-parsleyTorilis japonica
Hedge BedstrawGalium album
FennelFoeniculum vulgare
Upright BromeBromopsis erecta
Intermediate PolypodyPolypodium interjectum
Sticky Mouse-earCerastium glomeratum
Hedgerow Crane's-billGeranium pyrenaicum
Horse-chestnutAesculus hippocastanum
Shining Crane's-billGeranium lucidum
LimeTilia cordata x platyphyllos = T. x europaea
DandelionTaraxacum
Common ComfreySymphytum officinale
Barren BromeAnisantha sterilis
Field ScabiousKnautia arvensis
Oxeye DaisyLeucanthemum vulgare
Black-grassAlopecurus myosuroides
Beaked Hawk's-beardCrepis vesicaria
HornbeamCarpinus betulus
Great WillowherbEpilobium hirsutum
Greater KnapweedCentaurea scabiosa
White Dead-nettleLamium album
Lady's BedstrawGalium verum
Dame's-violetHesperis matronalis
BrambleRubus fruticosus
Hoary RagwortJacobaea erucifolia
Field MapleAcer campestre
Early Dog-violetViola reichenbachiana
Broad-leaved DockRumex obtusifolius
Stone ParsleySison amomum
Red CampionSilene dioica
White CampionSilene latifolia

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 George Evans · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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