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Boy's Grove

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.82012, -1.97474

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦83+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • 🍄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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Wren +80 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Pertusaria leioplaca, Netted Shield Lichen +13 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Cladonia coniocraea, Pertusaria leioplaca, Netted Shield Lichen +13 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Palustriella commutata, Nicholson's Beard-moss +44 more · last seen 2017

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +58 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Blue, Small Heath, Meadow Brown +58 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route97 m
Named routeRef 48Length 97 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.9 km
Named routeRef 48Length 5.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valley between Monkham Wood and Boy's Grove

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valley between Monkham Wood and Boy's Grove

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Chedworth Roman villaHistoric site3.5 km→✦Chedworth Roman VillaHistoric site3.5 km→✦Iron Age hillfort and Romano-British villa buildings 500m NW of WoodmancoteHistoric site4.7 km→⛪St Andrew's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→⛪St Peter's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→✦Withington Roman VillaHistoric site1.9 km→

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