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Witcombe Wood - Broadleaved woodland

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.83877, -2.13507

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 433m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 32 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
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
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking 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
Green Lanepublic footpath · 334 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 334 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route8 m
Named routeRef 41Length 8 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route41 m
Named routeRef 41Length 41 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route161 m
Named routeRef 41Length 161 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface 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

Spring in Little Witcombe

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Spring in Little Witcombe

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park2.5 km→✦Crickley Hill Country ParkHistoric site2.5 km→🏞️CRICKLEY HILLCountry park2.5 km→✦Crickley Hill CampHistoric site2 km→✦Crickley Hill campHistoric site2 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park3.5 km→

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