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Piccadilly Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingInsectsWildlife
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.80505, -2.22952

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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
  • 🌿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
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Best for

5 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 3 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
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 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
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route236 m
Named routeRef 41Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route7.5 km
Named routeRef 41Length 7.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route92 m
Named routeRef 41Length 92 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A4173 nearing Upper Wells

📷 Colin Pyle · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A4173 nearing Upper Wells

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Robinswood Hill Country ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site2.6 km→🏞️ROBINSWOOD HILLCountry park3.4 km→🌱Holmleigh ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park4 km→🌱Scott Avenue Open SpaceUrban park4.3 km→

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