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Cook's Green - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 andy dolman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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DogsWalksCycling

Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.95007, -2.20974

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Forest walks

Good match

Public woodland

Free

Cycling

Good match

Named cycling route nearby: National Byway

Varies

Hiking

Good match

Named hiking route nearby: Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol

Free

Wildlife

Weak signal

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRef 3CHRegional walking route

Three Choirs Way (Hollybush to Gloucester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route

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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Mercian WayCycling route

Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

National BywayCycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Main RouteCycling route167 m

Named routeRef 41Length 167 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths

Court Drivebridleway · 557 m

Public pathbridlewayLength 557 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

38,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

38,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Fieldfare · Blackbird +47

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

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Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

38,056 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

autumnwinter

2026

Teal · Black-headed Gull · Mallard · Fieldfare · Blackbird +47

TealAnas crecca
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
FieldfareTurdus pilaris2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
RedwingTurdus iliacus
Greylag GooseAnser anser2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
DunnockPrunella modularis
Canada GooseBranta canadensis
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
Great TitParus major
Mute SwanCygnus olor
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
CootFulica atra2025
MoorhenGallinula chloropus2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
MagpiePica pica2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
Grey HeronArdea cinerea2025
Tufted DuckAythya fuligula2025
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
ShelduckTadorna tadorna2025
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiaca2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
LapwingVanellus vanellus
Dendrocopos major anglicusDendrocopos major anglicus2025
GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
Ring-necked DuckAythya collaris2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
GadwallMareca strepera2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Common GullLarus canus2025
Coloeus monedula spermologusColoeus monedula spermologus2025
Corvus frugilegus frugilegusCorvus frugilegus frugilegus2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025

🦌

Mammals2 species

autumnwinter

2025

Grey Squirrel · Wood Mouse

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Wood MouseApodemus sylvaticus

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 andy dolman · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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