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Astonbridgehill Inclosure

✦ Ancient woodland92 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome92 ha

Getting here

51.83690, -2.56184

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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
  • 🌿Foraging 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Great Tit +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Himalayan Balsam · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes, Eristalis tenax +52 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes, Eristalis tenax +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

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Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
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Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
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Lydbrook LinkCycling route
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Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

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

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Family skills route (moderate)Cycling route
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
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FreeminersMountain bike route
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Ski RunMountain bike route
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Mr RootyMountain bike route
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CountdownMountain bike route
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Push up routeMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Fence enclosing beaver enclosure

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fence enclosing beaver enclosure

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park3.4 km→✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site5 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park3.5 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park2.3 km→🦉COPPETT HILLNature reserve4.6 km→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site3.5 km→

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Speech House

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