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Calmsden Gorse

15 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.76471, -1.94653

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Skylark, Yellowhammer, Chaffinch +61 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Common Blue, Meadow Brown, Small Heath +53 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Fosse2

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
The Roman WayWalking route274.5 km
Named routeLength 274.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route65 m
Named routeRef 48Length 65 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 48Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route73 m
Named routeRef 48Length 73 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route869 m
Named routeRef 48Length 869 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 48Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Cirencester Barn. near Calmsden.

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Cirencester Barn. near Calmsden.

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✦BARNSLEY PARKHistoric site4.4 km→✦Roman villa and associated field system, Barnsley ParkHistoric site4.3 km→✦Cerney HouseHistoric site2.3 km→✦Iron Age hillfort and Romano-British villa buildings 500m NW of WoodmancoteHistoric site4.7 km→⛪All Saints' ChurchReligious grounds2 km→✦Perrott's Brook dykesHistoric site2.4 km→

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