The Island ✦ Ancient woodland 8 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 8 ha
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52.03112, -1.83342
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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 🅿️ Fish Hill Car Park 267m away — 2 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 🅿️ Fish Hill Car Park 267m away — 2 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 — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Jackdaw, Robin +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Elegant Bristle-moss, Eyebright +2 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +44 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Large White, Cuckoo-Spit Insect +44 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 10 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Monarch's Way Walking route 990 km ▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named route Ref MW Length 990 km Regional walking route
Show on map Heart of England Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 161km 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 Cotswold Link Walking route 34 km ▾
Named route Length 34 km Regional walking route
Show on map Donnington Way Walking route 100 km ▾
Named route Length 100 km Local walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref CC Regional cycle route
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 442 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 12 m ▾
Named route Ref 442 Length 12 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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
4,622 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Chaffinch +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +4
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Melandrya caraboides Melandrya caraboides Elegant Bristle-moss · Eyebright
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,622 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Woodpigeon · Jackdaw · Blackbird · Chaffinch +39
Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Blackbird Turdus merula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Rook Corvus frugilegus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Redwing Turdus iliacus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Skylark Alauda arvensis Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stock Dove Columba oenas Starling Sturnus vulgaris Raven Corvus corax Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 🦌 Mammals 4 species
winter summer
2026 ▾
Red Deer · Mole · Grey Squirrel · Badger
Red Deer Cervus elaphus2025 Mole Talpa europaea Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2025 Badger Meles meles2025 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Smooth Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 🐝 Insects 9 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Syrphus · 7-spot Ladybird · 10-spot Ladybird +4
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2024 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Syrphus Syrphus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata Melandrya caraboides Melandrya caraboides Elegant Bristle-moss · Eyebright
Elegant Bristle-moss Orthotrichum pulchellum Eyebright Euphrasia Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024 