Getting here
51.76943, -2.23147
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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
Good to know
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
Best for
Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Goldfinch, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Glow-worm, Rugged Oil-beetle +134 more · last seen 2026
Dog walks
Strong match
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Eyebright, Forked Veilwort +11 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Big Shaggy-moss, Eyebright, Forked Veilwort +11 more · last seen 2025
Foraging
Good match
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km🚶Walking
10 signed routes nearby · 37 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Walking
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Glevum WayWalking route42 km
A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
MST27Walking route
Upper Kitesnest Lanepublic footpath · 105 m
Zion Hillpublic footpath · 89 m
Bishops Walkpublic footpath · 86 m
🚴Cycling
45 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Cycling
Mercian WayCycling route
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Main RouteCycling route104 m
N/ACycling route50 m
🐴Horse riding
10 public paths nearby
Public paths
Horse riding
Field Roadbridleway · 341 m
Lurks Lanebridleway · 219 m
Highfield Roadbridleway · 287 m
Wildlife to spot
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