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🌲 Mixed woodland

Mixed mainly conifer 319482

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

Getting here

50.87822, -0.82640

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11

10 named nearby · 1 public path

Named routePublic access
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Cycling

74

74 named nearby

Named route
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Horse riding

2

2 public paths

Public access

Named routes and paths nearby

Monarch's Way · Walking990 km
Octagon Way · Walking29 km
New Lipchis Way · Walking0
Route 288 · Cycling0
Main Route · Cycling
Main Route · Cycling

About this mixed woodland

Mixed mainly conifer 319482 is an ancient mixed woodland covering 1 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

Leaving Kingley Vale on the path to West Stoke

Leaving Kingley Vale on the path to West Stoke

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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
✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

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

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