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Howlers Slade - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeFungiBirds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.79979, -2.58814

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Stump Brittlestem, Ochre Brittlegill +27 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Common Stump Brittlestem, Ochre Brittlegill +27 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Bird watching

Birds — Mute Swan, Chaffinch, Mallard +46 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mute Swan, Chaffinch, Mallard +46 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

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

5 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths 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
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park3.2 km→🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park2 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park2.9 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park1.7 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Crow AshUrban park2.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Upper Cannop

High1.5 km→
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Cannop Highways

Low1.7 km→
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Cannop Lido

Low1.8 km→

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