Ten Acre Wood
✦ Ancient woodland97 ha
Plan your visit
🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome97 ha
Getting here
51.74248, -2.53688
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Firecrest and Peregrine
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Public Carpark 335m away — 12 car parks within reach
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦113+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Firecrest and Peregrine
- 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
- 🅿️Public Carpark 335m away — 12 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Firecrest, Peregrine, Mallard +110 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Firecrest, Peregrine, Mallard +110 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap +9 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Gatekeeper, Small White +16 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km2 signed routes nearby · 22 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Lynwood Roadpublic footpath · 54 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route▾
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Wildlife to spot
17,910 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
17,910 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Firecrest · Peregrine · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +45
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Wild Boar
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Wild BoarSus scrofa
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Dock Bug · Violet Ground Beetle · Red Wood Ant · Water Cricket +2
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Small White
Lateral Cryphaea · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap +7
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Bifid Crestwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
17,910 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
springautumn
2025▾
Firecrest · Peregrine · Wren · Blackbird · Carrion Crow +45
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great TitParus major
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Yellow-browed WarblerPhylloscopus inornatus
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Barn OwlTyto alba
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Lesser Spotted WoodpeckerDryobates minor
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
🦌Mammals3 species
springsummer
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Muntjac · Wild Boar
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
- Wild BoarSus scrofa
🦎Reptiles2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Slow-worm · Common Lizard
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐸Amphibians1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Dock Bug · Violet Ground Beetle · Red Wood Ant · Water Cricket +2
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Red Wood AntFormica rufa
- Water CricketVelia (Plesiovelia) caprai
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Small White
Lateral Cryphaea · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Common Feather-moss · Common Smoothcap +7
- Lateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromalla
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Common Feather-mossKindbergia praelonga
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidata
- Bifid Crestwort
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pieris rapae2024
Pieris rapae2024
Lophocolea bidentata
Lophocolea bidentata
Silky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaSilky Forklet-mossDicranella heteromallaFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumFox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurumForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataEven ScalewortRadula complanataEven ScalewortRadula complanataSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosusSpringy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus