Midger Wood nature reserve lies in a magical, almost hidden, valley of mossy oaks and luxurious ferns. The babbling Kilcott Brook and its small waterfalls (some of them petrified with calcareous tufa deposits) are always within earshot, making this a peaceful, relaxing place to visit.
There are many ancient woodland wildflowers to see in spring (carpets of bluebells, wild garlic, wood anemone, herb Paris and primroses) and many woodland birds such as marsh tit, great spotted woodpecker, nuthatch and song thrush. Buzzards and ravens often wheel and call overhead. The hazel coppice is home to a famous and well-studied population of dormice. This ancient woodland has a canopy comprising mainly ash, pedunculate oak and field maple and is great for butterflies such as silver washed fritillary. You may even be able to see a fallow deer wondering through the wildflowers and woodlands. Or perhaps witness a Roe Deer rutting during July - August
Species and habitats
- Habitats
- Woodland
- Species
- Bluebell, Willow Warbler, Nuthatch
Nearby nature reserves
- Nind
- 3 miles - Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
- Lower Woods
- 3 miles - Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
- Old London Road
- 4 miles - Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust