Winstone Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 26 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 26 ha
Places › England › South West › Cotswold Getting here
51.78950, -2.07436
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
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 — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Raven, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Great Spotted Woodpecker, Raven, Blue Tit +54 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Conocephalum salebrosum · last seen 2023
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 39 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 Cotswold Way Walking route 164 km ▾
Named route Ref CW Length 164 km National 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 Gustav Holst Way (Cranham Church to Crickley Hill) Walking route 5.7 km ▾
Named route Length 5.7 km 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.
Photos Winter cereals and Winstone Wood
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Wildlife to spot
12,020 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 12,020 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Raven · Nuthatch · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +45
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Speckled Wood · Broad-bodied Chaser +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Blue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 12,020 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
winter spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Raven · Nuthatch · Dunnock · Woodpigeon +45
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Raven Corvus corax Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blackbird Turdus merula Linnet Linaria cannabina Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Magpie Pica pica Swallow Hirundo rustica Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Coal Tit Periparus ater Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Swift Apus apus Whitethroat Curruca communis Skylark Alauda arvensis Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Corn Bunting Emberiza calandra House Sparrow Passer domesticus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe Redwing Turdus iliacus Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Rabbit
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Frog · Palmate Newt
Common Frog Rana temporaria Palmate Newt Lissotriton helveticus 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Meadow Brown · Large White · Small White · Speckled Wood · Broad-bodied Chaser +8
Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Large White Pieris brassicae2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024 Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Common Blue Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Polyommatus icarus2024
Polyommatus icarus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024 