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Beechenhurst Lodge

✦ Ancient woodland438 ha

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

CyclingWildlifeWalks
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome438 ha

Getting here

51.81833, -2.54350

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Hicksters Way Loop
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

11 activities

Cycling

10 cycling trail(s); Named cycling route nearby: Hicksters Way Loop

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Forest walks

10 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Chaffinch +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Hiking

Marked walking trails totalling 85.3 km; Named hiking route nearby: Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 31 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 522 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 522 mPath type: track
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: cycleway
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 94 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

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

Named routeLocal cycle route
Family skills route (moderate)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sculpture Trail, Serridge Enclosure, Forest of Dean

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sculpture Trail, Serridge Enclosure, Forest of Dean

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park1.8 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park1.3 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park4.7 km→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park2.8 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park3.9 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Woorgreens

Not High (England Use Only)815 m→
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Speech House

Low1.1 km→
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Cannop Lido

Low1.9 km→

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