Frith Wood Nature Reserve is a wonderful ancient beech wood that straddles the ridge overlooking Painswick Valley and Slad Valley near Stroud.

'This woodland is home to rare plants, including wood barley, white helleborine and yellow bird’s nest. Spring sees the woodland floor carpeted in bluebells and wild garlic. Woodruff, an ancient woodland indicator plant, can also be found in the spring. Holly blue, silver-washed fritillary and comma butterflies visit the reserve, along with the scarlet tiger moth. The small and rarely seen bulin snail Ena montana, with its conical shell, has been recorded here. Birds commonly spotted include great spotted woodpecker and jackdaw. The wood is also rich in fungi, such as the common inkcap.' - Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

Key Information for your walk:

• Free parking at The Bulls Cross intersection 
• No grazing animals 
• Part of the Laurie Lee Wildlife Way 
• Paths are uneven and can reach a gradient of 10%