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How Caple Wood - Broadleaved woodland

✦ Ancient woodland16 ha

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha

Getting here

51.97275, -2.55699

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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
  • 🅿️How Caple Manor Gardens 196m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

7 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Marcle Ridge Circular WalkWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland Path in How Caple Court Estate

📷 Trevor Rickard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland Path in How Caple Court Estate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Henry Weston GardenUrban park3.9 km→✦Capler CampHistoric site3.5 km→✦HOMME HOUSEHistoric site3.8 km→✦Caplar Camp Hill FortHistoric site3.4 km→✦Mortimer's Castle N and E of St Bartholomew's ChurchHistoric site4.5 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyardHistoric site4.6 km→

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