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Hawkwell Inclosure - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland13 ha

📷 John Winder · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

PicnicWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.83806, -2.52029

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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
  • 🧺Good picnic destination in summer — open space and facilities for a relaxed day out
  • 🐕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
Bike parkingParking· FreePicnic spot

Best for

9 activities

Picnic day out

picnic area, car park

Free

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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 12 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 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
Broadmoor Roadpublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface asphaltPath type: secondary
Speculation Roadpublic footpath · 95 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
The Branchpublic footpath · 115 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 115 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route810 m
Named routeRef 42Length 810 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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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

Hawkwell Brickworks

📷 John Winder · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Hawkwell Brickworks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park4.5 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park4 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site4.9 km→✦Welshbury Hill FortHistoric site3.5 km→

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