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May Wood - Broadleaved woodland

5 ha

📷 Dave Bushell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

52.02537, -2.09735

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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 434m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Reedbeds — bitterns, marsh harriers, bearded tits and reed warblers

Free

Wildlife

Reedbeds priority habitat

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland fens — fen dragonflies and rare invertebrates

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Tewkesbury Battle TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

44 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Mercian Way LinkCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Waterloo

📷 Dave Bushell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Bredon Playing FieldsUrban park900 m→✦OVERBURY COURTHistoric site2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→✦Kemerton Camp Hill FortHistoric site4.6 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds1.5 km→✦Kemerton CampHistoric site4.5 km→

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