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🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Broadleaved 52345

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

Getting here

51.80525, -2.51753

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11

4 named nearby · 7 public paths

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Cycling

17

17 named nearby

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Mountain biking

19

19 named nearby

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Named routes and paths nearby

Salmon Way · Walking0
Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol · Walking153 km
Verderers · Mountain bike0
Freeminers · Mountain bike0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling
Mineral Loop · public footpath
Mineral Loop · public footpath
Mineral Loop · public footpath

About this broadleaved woodland

Broadleaved 52345 is an ancient broadleaved woodland covering 5 hectares. As an ancient woodland, it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD — a rare and irreplaceable habitat rich in biodiversity and historical character.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lightmoor Tump, Ruspidge, Forest of Dean

Lightmoor Tump, Ruspidge, Forest of Dean

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🌱 Visiting this spring

  • 🌸Ancient woodlands are famous for bluebell carpets in April and May — one of Britain's most spectacular wildflower displays
  • 🐦Prime nesting season — listen for woodpecker drumming, warbler song and the first cuckoos from April
  • 🦌Roe deer are active before the leaf canopy closes in — dawn and dusk are best
✦ Ancient✓ Public accessFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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