Our verdict
Access is informal — public rights of way plus the general tolerance Forestry England woods get — rather than a signed circuit, so bring a map or don't mind wandering. Pair with Somerford Common next door for a longer walk through the old forest.
A mix of Forestry England plantation and broadleaved woodland enclosing a farm on three sides, one of the three blocks (with Somerford Common and Webb's Wood) that make up what's left of the Braydon Woods. Two ponds sit within it, one holding breeding reed and sedge warblers.
Public forest — open access on the tracks; mind working-forest signs.