Stanley Wood

Stanley Wood is a deciduous forest in Woodchester, Stroud District, England. Stanley Wood is situated nearby to the town Middleyard, as well as near the village King’s Stanley.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The New Lawn and Woodchester Park SSSI.

The New Lawn

Stadium

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The New Lawn, also known as The Bolt New Lawn for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. It has been the home stadium of National League club Forest Green Rovers since 2006.

Woodchester Park SSSI

Nature reserve

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodchester Park is a 214.9-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966. The park grounds are owned and maintained by the National Trust, with Woodchester Mansion managed by the Woodchester Mansion Trust.

Nympsfield Long Barrow

Archaeological site

Photo: Neil Owen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Nympsfield Long Barrow is the remains of a Neolithic burial site or barrow, located close to the village of Nympsfield in Gloucestershire, South West England.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stroud and Stonehouse.

Stroud

Photo: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0.

Stroud is at the heart of the Five Valleys in the Cotswolds. It is in Gloucestershire, England. There's many fine, beautiful and interesting things to see but it's not "pretty" in the way that similar sized towns in the Cotswolds or Gloucestershire are.