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Heywood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.83128, -2.50082

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public 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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 10 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
Broadmoor Roadpublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface asphaltPath type: secondary
Speculation Roadpublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Edge Hills Closepublic footpath · 57 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 57 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

13 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

9 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
Advanced Skills AreaMountain bike route
Named route
Sheep's SkullMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Springfield Drive Cinderford

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Springfield Drive Cinderford

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park4.2 km→✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site3.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→✦Welshbury Hill FortHistoric site2.3 km→✦Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworksHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park2.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lightmoor no 1 (top)

Low2.8 km→
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Lightmoor no 2 (bottom)

Low2.8 km→

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