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Barnage Wood

13 ha

📷 Roger Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.71072, -2.60903

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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
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +36 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, House Sparrow +36 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Four-spotted Chaser · last seen 2025

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Common Woodpublic footpath · 128 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 128 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Descent through the wood

📷 Roger Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Descent through the wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lydney ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site2.3 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site3.5 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site3.5 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook HouseHistoric site3.6 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 580m west of The Old MillHistoric site3.4 km→

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