Westridge Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 47 ha
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 47 ha
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51.65255, -2.36493
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▾ 🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Civic Centre 63m away — 20 car parks within reach 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 62+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for House Sparrow and Blue Tit 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 🅿️ Civic Centre 63m away — 20 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025; Birds — House Sparrow, Blue Tit, Robin +59 more · last seen 2025
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds
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🍂 Seasonal nature
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Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Eyebright, Common Cord-moss, Fox-tail Feather-moss +1 more · last seen 2024
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🦋 Insect spotting
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Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Chalk Hill Blue, Marbled White +38 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way
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Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby · 82 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 Newark Park Pink Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Newark Park Purple Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref WGR2 Length 8 km Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National walking route
Show on map Westridge Road public footpath · 143 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 143 m Surface asphalt Path type: unclassified
Show on map Parklands public footpath · 24 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 24 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map CNN24 public footpath · 327 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 327 m Surface ground Path type: footway
Show on map 26 public paths nearby
Public paths
Tabernacle Road restricted byway · 61 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 61 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Lower House Lane restricted byway · 110 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 110 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map Big Ride bridleway · 9 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 9 m Surface dirt Path type: bridleway
Show on map Lower House Lane restricted byway · 620 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 620 m Surface compacted Path type: bridleway
Show on map Lower House Lane restricted byway · 41 m ▾
Public path restricted byway Length 41 m Surface asphalt Path type: residential
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos The Cotswold Way in Westridge Wood
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Wildlife to spot
28,232 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 28,232 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swift · Robin · Carrion Crow · Hobby · Woodpigeon +44
Swift Apus apus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hobby Falco subbuteo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Peregrine Falco peregrinus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius Quail Coturnix coturnix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter +6
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Clustered Dock · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Mugwort · Giant Fescue · Common Broomrape +54
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Yellow-rattle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 28,232 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Swift · Robin · Carrion Crow · Hobby · Woodpigeon +44
Swift Apus apus Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Hobby Falco subbuteo Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Rook Corvus frugilegus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Common Gull Larus canus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Stock Dove Columba oenas House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Swallow Hirundo rustica Peregrine Falco peregrinus Tawny Owl Strix aluco Rock Dove Columba livia Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Brambling Fringilla montifringilla Nuthatch Sitta europaea Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Skylark Alauda arvensis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus House Martin Delichon urbicum Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Jay Garrulus glandarius Quail Coturnix coturnix Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Raven Corvus corax 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Green Shieldbug · Beautiful Demoiselle · Hawthorn Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Common Darter +6
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Hawthorn Shieldbug Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes Clustered Dock · Nettle-leaved Bellflower · Mugwort · Giant Fescue · Common Broomrape +54
Clustered Dock Rumex conglomeratus Nettle-leaved Bellflower Campanula trachelium Mugwort Artemisia vulgaris Giant Fescue Schedonorus giganteus Common Broomrape Orobanche minor Black Spleenwort Asplenium adiantum-nigrum Yellow-rattle Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Athous bicolor Athous bicolor
Athous bicolor Athous bicolor
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Rhinanthus minor
Rhinanthus minor
Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa
Flattened Meadow-grass Poa compressa
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Broad-leaved Willowherb Epilobium montanum
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Smaller Cat's-tail Phleum bertolonii
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum
Long-stalked Crane's-bill Geranium columbinum
Keeled Garlic Allium carinatum
Keeled Garlic Allium carinatum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Common Mouse-ear Cerastium fontanum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Rough Chervil Chaerophyllum temulum
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Marsh Thistle Cirsium palustre
Slender Knapweed Centaurea debeauxii
Slender Knapweed Centaurea debeauxii
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Wild Basil Clinopodium vulgare
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Hairy Violet Viola hirta
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Corn Mint Mentha arvensis
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Wild Marjoram Origanum vulgare
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Buckthorn Rhamnus cathartica
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Musk-mallow Malva moschata
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Rough Hawkbit Leontodon hispidus
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Pyramidal Orchid Anacamptis pyramidalis
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Common Centaury Centaurium erythraea
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Fairy Flax Linum catharticum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Stone Parsley Sison amomum
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Spear Thistle Cirsium vulgare
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Turkey Oak Quercus cerris
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Wood Sage Teucrium scorodonia
Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Des Etangs' St John's-wort Hypericum maculatum x perforatum = H. x desetangsii
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Meadow Vetchling Lathyrus pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Goat's-beard Tragopogon pratensis
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Scented Mayweed Matricaria chamomilla
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Red Bartsia Odontites vernus
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Upright Hedge-parsley Torilis japonica
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Common Knapweed Centaurea nigra
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis
Wood Meadow-grass Poa nemoralis
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Hedge Mustard Sisymbrium officinale
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Perennial Rye-grass Lolium perenne
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Common Gromwell Lithospermum officinale
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis
Rough Hawk's-beard Crepis biennis
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Great Bindweed Calystegia sepium subsp. sepium
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Gooseberry Ribes uva-crispa
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Cock's-foot Dactylis glomerata
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Western Red-cedar Thuja plicata
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Sweet Vernal-grass Anthoxanthum odoratum
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Field Scabious Knautia arvensis
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Soft Shield-fern Polystichum setiferum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Perforate St John's-wort Hypericum perforatum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Tutsan Hypericum androsaemum
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
Beaked Hawk's-beard Crepis vesicaria
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Common Spotted-orchid Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Greater Bird's-foot-trefoil Lotus pedunculatus
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Yellow Pimpernel Lysimachia nemorum
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Common Sorrel Rumex acetosa
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Lawson Cypress Cupressus lawsoniana
Plantago major subsp. major Plantago major subsp. major
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