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Swanpool Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.79309, -2.65786

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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

5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 423Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route
GBUMountain bike route
Named route
AditMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Private - keep out of Swanpool Wood

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Private - keep out of Swanpool Wood

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🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park2.8 km→🌱Chippenham ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Millennium GreenUrban park1.4 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park2.6 km→🌱The KyminUrban park2.6 km→🌱Babington MeadowUrban park3.2 km→

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