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Lightmoor Inclosure - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Eric Soons · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

FungiBirdsWildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.80525, -2.51753

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦44+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • 🍄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
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Best for

10 activities

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Oak Mazegill, Meadow Coral +57 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Candlesnuff Fungus, Oak Mazegill, Meadow Coral +57 more · last seen 2025

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Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +41 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 94 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mPath type: cycleway
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: cycleway
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 409 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 409 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
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National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
Family skills route (moderate)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
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FreeminersMountain bike route
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Ski RunMountain bike route
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Mr RootyMountain bike route
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CountdownMountain bike route
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Push up routeMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lightmoor Tump, Ruspidge, Forest of Dean

📷 Eric Soons · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lightmoor Tump, Ruspidge, Forest of Dean

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park3.1 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park2.1 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park800 m→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site2.4 km→💧Mallards Pike 1 (highest)Reservoir2.6 km→💧Mallards Pike 2Reservoir2.9 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lightmoor no 2 (bottom)

Low378 m→
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Lightmoor no 1 (top)

Low414 m→
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Woorgreens

Not High (England Use Only)1.6 km→

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