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East Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.69808, -2.63824

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
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Cycling

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
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
N/ACycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 32Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route459 m
Named routeRef 32Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track into East Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track into East Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Leytons Sports FieldUrban park2.9 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site2 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site2 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook HouseHistoric site2.3 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site2.8 km→⚽The Leytons Sports FieldPlaying field2.8 km→

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