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Barrow Wood

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Heath Wood barrow cemetery · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.91535, -2.18077

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Walking trails

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Grey Heron, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Grey Heron, Blackbird, Robin +74 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Physcia tenella, Physcia adscendens, Common Orange Lichen +36 more · last seen 2014; Fungi — Physcia tenella, Physcia adscendens, Common Orange Lichen +36 more · last seen 2014

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Small Tortoiseshell, Red Admiral +51 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Bluebell, Creeping Feather-moss +62 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme, Bluebell, Creeping Feather-moss +62 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

65 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 41Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

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Heath Wood barrow cemetery

📷 Wikipedia · Heath Wood barrow cemetery · CC BY-SA 3.0

Heath Wood barrow cemetery

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🌱Chalford Avenue Open SpaceUrban park4.2 km→🌱Hesters Way ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Brickhampton Court Golf ClubUrban park2.6 km→🌱Longlevens AllotmentsUrban park4.1 km→🌱St Andrew's ChurchUrban park4.4 km→🌱Hesters Way ParkUrban park4.5 km→

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