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Chestnuts Inclosure

✦ Ancient woodland81 ha

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome81 ha

Getting here

51.82850, -2.46948

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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
  • 🌿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

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +85 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +85 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough Comfrey · last seen 2021

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 14-spot Ladybird, Dock Bug, 7-spot Ladybird +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Three Trees Waypublic footpath · 68 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 68 mPath type: residential
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Cycling

8 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
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 42Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 42Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path through woodland at Chestnuts Inclosure Triangulation Pillar

📷 Peter Wood · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path through woodland at Chestnuts Inclosure Triangulation Pillar

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✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site1.7 km→✦WESTBURY COURTHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Westbury Court GardenUrban park4.1 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.3 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.8 km→✦Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworksHistoric site900 m→

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