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Cockshoot Wood

✦ Ancient woodland103 ha

📷 Clint Mann · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome103 ha

Getting here

51.76938, -2.51163

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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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Carrion Crow +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Common Tamarisk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +36 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 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
Family skills route (moderate)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
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Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
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Push up routeMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path junction at Cinderford Slade

📷 Clint Mann · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path junction at Cinderford Slade

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park4.8 km→💧Mallards Pike 2Reservoir1.5 km→💧Mallards Pike 1 (highest)Reservoir1.9 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park2.6 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.8 km→🌱Whitemead Forest ParkUrban park3.8 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Mallards Pike 2

Low1.5 km→
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Mallards Pike 1 (highest)

Not High (England Use Only)1.9 km→
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Castlemain

Low2.6 km→

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