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Acorn Patch

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

Plan your visit

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Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦84+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Chaffinch
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2026; Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Ancient woodland

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Mallard +81 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bluebell walks

Ancient woodland — native bluebell habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Emperor Dragonfly, Southern Hawker +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 522 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 522 mPath type: track
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 464 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 464 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: track
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
Family skills route (moderate)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
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Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
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CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gale Stone, Middle Ridge Enclosure, Forest of Dean

Gale Stone, Middle Ridge Enclosure, Forest of Dean

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