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Chestnut Wood

✦ Ancient woodland51 ha

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome51 ha

Getting here

51.88167, -2.55265

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackbird and Robin
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Common Darter, Southern Hawker, Green Tiger Beetle +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Chestnut Lanebyway open to all traffic · 358 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 358 mSurface groundPath type: track

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Towards Little Purlieu Wood

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Little Purlieu Wood

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🌱Long AcresUrban park4.5 km→✦HILL COURTHistoric site4.6 km→🌱The ProspectUrban park4.3 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park4.3 km→🌱Caroline Symonds GardensUrban park4.3 km→🌱Caroline Symonds GardensUrban park4.3 km→

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