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Linegar Wood - Broadleaved woodland

1 ha

📷 Eric Soons · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.81222, -2.50280

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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
  • ☀️Summer family visits work well here — arrive early and plan for a longer stay
  • 🛝Playground 270m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingPlayground

Best for

7 activities

Playgrounds

playground, parking

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Family friendly

playground

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Sneyd Wood Roadpublic footpath · 36 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 36 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Sneyd Wood Roadpublic footpath · 307 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 307 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Stockwell Greenpublic footpath · 98 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 98 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
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

14 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
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route
Advanced Skills AreaMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Conker trees along Ruspidge road, Forest of Dean

📷 Eric Soons · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Conker trees along Ruspidge road, Forest of Dean

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park4.1 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park3.2 km→✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park600 m→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site3.5 km→✦Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworksHistoric site3.6 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lightmoor no 2 (bottom)

Low1.2 km→
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Lightmoor no 1 (top)

Low1.2 km→
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Soudley 1

Not High (England Use Only)1.4 km→

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