Stancombe Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 39 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 39 ha
Places › England › South West › Tewkesbury Getting here
51.95599, -1.94372
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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🦉 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 — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Blackbird +64 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Elder · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Painted Lady, Southern Hawker +86 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Painted Lady, Southern Hawker +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 14 signed routes nearby · 29 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 Diamond Way Walking route 106 km ▾
Named route Ref DIA Length 106 km Regional walking route
Show on map Donnington Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Length 100 km Local walking route
Show on map Windrush Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.
Named route Ref Win Length 22 km
Show on map Warden's Way Walking route 22 km ▾
Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA
Named route Ref War Length 22 km
Show on map Puck Pit Lane public footpath · 453 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 453 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Stancombe Lane public footpath · 479 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 479 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Stancombe Wood from the Salt Way
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Wildlife to spot
13,341 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,341 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Box Bug · Willow Bean-galler · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,341 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Woodpigeon · Robin · Blue Tit · Blackbird · Jackdaw +42
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Brown Hare Lepus europaeus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Blue Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Box Bug · Willow Bean-galler · Lesser Stag Beetle +4
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus Willow Bean-galler Euura proxima Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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