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Red Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland4 ha

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.72426, -2.42692

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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

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route

a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course

Named routeRef CWNational walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 41Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 41Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route679 m
Named routeRef 41Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 41Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stroud District : Countryside Scenery

📷 Lewis Clarke · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stroud District : Countryside Scenery

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Slimbridge Wetland CentreVisitor farm2.4 km→🐄Mission PossibleVisitor farm2.2 km→🐄Andean and Lesser FlamingosVisitor farm2.3 km→🐄Wader ShoreVisitor farm2.3 km→🐄TundraVisitor farm2.3 km→🐄Toad HallVisitor farm2.5 km→

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