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Meerend Thicket - Woodland

9 ha

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.94699, -2.23680

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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

6 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way

Varies

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRef 3CHRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Hollybush to Gloucester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Tewkesbury Battle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route2.2 km
Named routeRef 45Length 2.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route56 m
Named routeRef 45Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 45Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route11 km
Named routeRef 45Length 11 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Gated entrance to field, Tirley, Gloucestershire

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Gated entrance to field, Tirley, Gloucestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Deerhurst monastic site and multi-period settlementHistoric site3.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.3 km→✦Apperley CourtHistoric site1.8 km→✦Ashleworth tithe barnHistoric site3.2 km→⛪Methodist ChapelReligious grounds4.7 km→

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