East Wood - Woodland plantation
✦ Ancient woodland10 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha
Getting here
51.70132, -2.63408
Open directionsv
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
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- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
- 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
8 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 32Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 31Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km▾
Named routeRef 32Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route459 m▾
Named routeRef 32Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route3.4 km▾
Named routeRef 31Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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9,122 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot
9,122 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · House Sparrow +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Glow-worm +22
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Eyebright
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023
- EyebrightEuphrasia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
9,122 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
springsummer
2026▾
Robin · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Blackbird · House Sparrow +38
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- WhitethroatCurruca communis2024
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- JayGarrulus glandarius2023
🦌Mammals2 species
springsummerautumn
2025▾
Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Lesser Horseshoe BatRhinolophus hipposideros2024
Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
- Slow-wormAnguis fragilis
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara2024
- AdderVipera berus
🐸Amphibians2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Common Frog · Common Toad
- Common FrogRana temporaria
- Common ToadBufo bufo2024
🐝Insects27 species
springsummer
2025▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Meadow Grasshopper · Red-legged Shieldbug · Broad-bodied Chaser · Glow-worm +22
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Red-legged ShieldbugPentatoma rufipes
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Western Honey BeeApis mellifera
🌿Plants2 species
springautumn
2025▾
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Eyebright
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum2023
- EyebrightEuphrasia
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata20247-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata2024Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusField GrasshopperChorthippus brunneusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusViolet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceusCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumCommon DarterSympetrum striolatumDor BeetleGeotrupes stercorariusDor BeetleGeotrupes stercorariusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusWelsh ChaferHoplia philanthusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusLesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedusCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaCheilosiaOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisOedemera femoralisXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumXylota sylvarumLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaMinotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024Minotaur BeetleTyphaeus typhoeus2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysiGrypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea2024Plateumaris sericeaPlateumaris sericea202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata202414-spot LadybirdPropylea quattuordecimpunctata2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Dock BugCoreus marginatus2024Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Sicus ferrugineusSicus ferrugineus2023Tachina grossaTachina grossa2023Tachina grossaTachina grossa2023Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2023Leptura quadrifasciataLeptura quadrifasciata2023