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Ash Hill Plantation

15 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.72087, -2.09211

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🌞Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wren, Robin, Great Tit +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +67 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +67 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route33 m
Named routeRef 45Length 33 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route773 m
Named routeRef 48Length 773 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths
The Broad Ridebridleway · 1.2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 1.2 kmSurface grassPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath entering Cirencester Park at Ash Hill

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath entering Cirencester Park at Ash Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Cirencester ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱France Lynch Pleasure GroundUrban park3.8 km→✦CIRENCESTER PARKHistoric site4.3 km→✦PINBURY PARKHistoric site3.1 km→🌱The Old CommonUrban park5 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Kenelm's churchyardHistoric site1.4 km→

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