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Orles Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.75508, -2.63205

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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

Best for

4 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

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

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 42Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route810 m
Named routeRef 42Length 810 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep in an old quarry

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep in an old quarry

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park3.9 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park4.3 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park4.5 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Wyeseal Wood, 600m north of Gumbers Land BarnHistoric site2.1 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in St Margaret's Grove, 170m north east of Gumbers Land BarnHistoric site2.3 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.4 km→

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