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Clanna Cottage Plantation

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.72500, -2.60251

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Robin, Blackbird +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Pellucid Four-tooth Moss, Elegant Bristle-moss +150 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2020; Insects — Common Blue Damselfly, Southern Hawker, Red Admiral +62 more · last seen 2020

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road past Clanna Lodge

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road past Clanna Lodge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site3.8 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site4.2 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site4.3 km→

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