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Bowl barrow at Red Post

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📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

50.82050, -4.46752

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Mallard, Carrion Crow +79 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Elephant Hawk-moth, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +21 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Speckled Wood, Elephant Hawk-moth, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +21 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Wahlenbergiella mucosa · last seen 2022; Fungi — Wahlenbergiella mucosa · last seen 2022

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Gutweed, Sea Lettuce, Carrageen +8 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Gutweed, Sea Lettuce, Carrageen +8 more · last seen 2023

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Cycling

30 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 3Cycling route527.7 km
Named routeRef 3Length 527.7 kmNational Cycle Network
UK:National Cycle NetworkCycling route
Named routeRef 304National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route276 m
Named routeRef 3Length 276 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route176 m
Named routeRef 3Length 176 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route555 m
Named routeRef 3Length 555 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route799 m
Named routeRef 3Length 799 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Red Post, Launcells

📷 Humphrey Bolton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Red Post, Launcells

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Kings Hill WoodsUrban park4.6 km→🌱Berries Avenue FieldUrban park4.7 km→✦Hobbacott canal inclineHistoric site2 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🌱Goldsworthy FieldUrban park4.3 km→⛪St Pancras's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→

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