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Dixton Wood - Broadleaved woodland

14 ha

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.97463, -2.02227

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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

8 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates

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

12 signed routes nearby · 9 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
Isbourne WayWalking route22 km
Named routeLength 22 kmLocal walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
Windrush WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.

Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route292 m
Named routeRef 41Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

Dixton Hill from the west

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dixton Hill from the west

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Winchcombe AbbeyHistoric site4.4 km→✦Nottingham CampHistoric site2.3 km→✦Nottingham Hill campHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Millham ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱GreenacresUrban park4.4 km→🌱Winchcombe ParkUrban park4.4 km→

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