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Piper's Grove - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsDogsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.85912, -2.28717

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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

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Mudflats priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

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

12 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional 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

89 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
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route47 m
Named routeRef 42Length 47 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route22 m
Named routeRef 41Length 22 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Willow trees

📷 don cload · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Willow trees

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Robinswood Hill Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Scott Avenue Open SpaceUrban park3 km→🌱Holmleigh ParkUrban park3.3 km→🏞️ROBINSWOOD HILLCountry park4.5 km→✦HIGHNAM COURTHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Milton Avenue Open SpaceUrban park2.6 km→

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