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Blackstable Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.78153, -2.15778

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional 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
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
Route EUL 1Walking route
Named routeRef EUL 1
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route68 m
Named routeLength 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route192 m
Named routeLength 192 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route15 m
Named routeLength 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route14 m
Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route719 m
Named routeRef 45Length 719 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cockshoot Road in Blackstable Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cockshoot Road in Blackstable Wood

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✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site3 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Lypiatt ParkHistoric site3.3 km→🌱Miserden EstateUrban park4.7 km→✦High Brotheridge campHistoric site4.7 km→✦Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) campHistoric site3.7 km→

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