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Beacon Ash - Broadleaved woodland

7 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.68598, -2.63609

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Lowland heathland — Dartford warblers, nightjars and stonechats

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland heathland — silver-studded blue and heath fritillary butterflies

Free

Wildlife

Lowland heathland priority habitat

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route256 m
Named routeRef 31Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route640 m
Named routeRef 31Length 640 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 31Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track into woodland off Rosemary Lane

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into woodland off Rosemary Lane

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Leytons Sports FieldUrban park3.4 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site2.6 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site3.1 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site3.2 km→⚽The Leytons Sports FieldPlaying field3.3 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook HouseHistoric site3.4 km→

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