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Maitlands Wood - Broadleaved woodland

4 ha

📷 Rupert Aker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.78814, -2.21021

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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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 17 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
Geology TrailWalking 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
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Orchard with cows

📷 Rupert Aker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orchard with cows

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stratford ParkUrban park4.3 km→✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site1 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Stratford ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Bank GardensUrban park4.7 km→

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