Voltaire's Wood

18/05/2026

So lovely to welcome local Nailsworth In Bloom to Voltaire's Wood for a guided walk. Did you know if you are part of a local group or school, you too can come and visit, we'll tailor our session to you, to cover woodland management, habitat management and what wildlife lives here. Visit our Woodwise page https://www.voltaireswood.com/woodwise to sign up and take advantage of this Countryside Stewardship funded experience.

11/05/2026

From our sawmill in the Stroud Valleys, we stock a carefully selected range of locally sourced timber, including oak, ash, beech, and some striking black walnut.

Each board is unique, shaped by its own grain, texture, and history.

Samples of current stock can be viewed on the website (on the saw mill page, sometimes it can be slow to load as it tells you what’s in stock in real time). You can also book a visit to see Jack the Miller.

05/05/2026

We are loving sharing with you the magnificent ancient trees in Voltaire’s Wood and hope that you are enjoying meeting them too? Today’s tree is the ‘Candy Cane’ tree, its twisted trunk resembling a childhood sweet 🍭

It sits at the far end of the woods near our most remote camping glade ‘Butterfly Glide’, our camping opens on the 22nd May and you can find out more via our sister company .

27/04/2026

She’s gnarly, bent double, defying gravity. Her witchy fingers (branches) reach out at impossible angles, clawing at the sky.

Sometime, decades ago, the wind gave her the stoop.

We call her The Witch.

She is one of the veterans in Voltaire’s Wood.

13/04/2026

If you dream about camping in the woods, in your own glade away from the daily grind, check out our sister company Oak&Ash&Thorn

There's a scurry of activity in the woods as we ready the camps for this year's campers. This year we have some beautiful glades that we are offering for camping, from single bush crafter camps, to larger family glades, complete with A frames, and open fires. Set in 123 acres of ancient woodland, camping here offers the opportunity to reconnect with nature and switch off your phones!
Our season starts on Friday May 22nd, and spaces are limited so be quick to book www.oakandashandthorn.com

16/03/2026

Now Available - Straight from our saw mill and ready for collection: English Ash Maker Boards.

These are dimensioned blanks prepared for immediate use in the workshop. All boards are sourced from our managed woodland in Gloucestershire, milled on-site, and air-dried for stability.

These boards are planed on both faces. They are suitable for shelving, cheeseboards, custom signage, and small furniture projects like stools or side tables. For larger surfaces like countertops, these boards are sized for easy jointing.

Find out more about our working woodland and sawmill products:

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1513312210320425/

09/03/2026

Ready to start growing? We have pea sticks and bean poles for plant supports for all your climbing veg and flowers, ready for collection from the woods.

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2605819749812645/

06/03/2026

Harbingers of spring

One of the first flowers to bloom in spring is the primrose, flowering in glades, it provides nectar for brimstone and small tortoiseshell butterflies. The young flowers and leaves are edible but can cause allergic reactions so we’d rather leave ours for the wildlife. Did you know that people used to plant them at the front door to protect the home from faeries and evil spirits?

07/01/2026

“One for sorrow, two for joy” …and three for this Magpie inkcap found in the woods by Clair!

05/01/2026

Great start to the new year, having the opportunity to share our love of Voltaire's Wood on BBC Gloucestershire, listen from 2:08:00 for Clair Cartwright, our woodland manager talk to Kate Clark about holly and winter berries, nature's larder at this time of year.

News, information and advice, plus great music for your Saturday breakfast with Kate.