St Peter's Chapel ✦ Ancient woodland 17 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 17 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.81732, -2.17490
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 🅿️ Fiddlers Elbow 21m 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 🅿️ Fiddlers Elbow 21m away — 12 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +58 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Downland Villa, Dark-edged Bee-fly +25 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Downland Villa, Dark-edged Bee-fly +25 more · last seen 2026
Free
Zoo or animal collection nearby
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 8 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 Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National 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 Geology Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Glevum Way Walking route 42 km ▾
A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides
Named route Length 42 km Regional walking route
Show on map MCR45 public footpath · 203 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 203 m Surface dirt Incline 0% Path type: footway
Show on map MCR44 public footpath · 160 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 160 m Surface dirt Incline 0% Path type: footway
Show on map 1 signed route nearby
Route 6 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 6 Local cycle route
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Chapel attached to the old monastery at Prinknash
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Wildlife to spot
15,481 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 15,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Redwing · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Noctule
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Flower Bug · Eristalis pertinax +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 15,481 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 41 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Redwing · Jackdaw · Woodpigeon +36
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Redwing Turdus iliacus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major Goldcrest Regulus regulus Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Greylag Goose Anser anser2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Rabbit · Noctule
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Noctule Nyctalus noctula Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2026 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 12 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Cream-spot Ladybird · Harlequin Ladybird · Common Flower Bug · Eristalis pertinax +7
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025 Common Flower Bug Anthocoris nemorum Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Dilated Scalewort
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Dark-edged Bee-fly
Bombylius major
Bombylius major
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Dasysyrphus Dasysyrphus
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Meliscaeva auricollis Meliscaeva auricollis2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus Pantilius (Pantilius) tunicatus2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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