Swilley Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 11 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 11 ha
Places › England › South West › Stroud Getting here
51.76432, -2.10576
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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 — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +65 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rambling Tail-moss, Wall Scalewort, Wall Screw-moss +1 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Small Tortoiseshell, Marbled White, Gatekeeper +29 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Macmillan Way Walking route 290 km ▾
Named route Ref MWA Length 290 km Listed length 461 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 Thames & Severn Way Walking route 69.8 km ▾
Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.
Named route Ref T&S W Length 69.8 km Point-to-point Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway 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.
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Wildlife to spot
4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +44
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Raven Corvus corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunlin Calidris alpina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Roe Deer · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark Bush-cricket · Ferdinandea cuprea · Woundwort Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Physocephala rufipes +3
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis2024 Rambling Tail-moss · Wall Scalewort · Wall Screw-moss
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2024 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,780 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Chaffinch · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Robin +44
Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Goldcrest Regulus regulus Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rook Corvus frugilegus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Raven Corvus corax Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Dunlin Calidris alpina Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Whinchat Saxicola rubetra Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Roe Deer · Muntjac
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria Dark Bush-cricket · Ferdinandea cuprea · Woundwort Shieldbug · Southern Hawker · Physocephala rufipes +3
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes Pterostichus vernalis Pterostichus vernalis2024 Rambling Tail-moss · Wall Scalewort · Wall Screw-moss
Rambling Tail-moss Anomodon viticulosus Wall Scalewort Porella platyphylla2024 Wall Screw-moss Tortula muralis2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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