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Colethrop Farm

📷 Andy F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.80472, -2.27735

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Magpie +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Speckled Wood, Pine Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Speckled Wood, Pine Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird +20 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Squirrel-tail Moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Squirrel-tail Moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Geology TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Alternative RouteCycling route236 m
Named routeRef 41Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 41Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Colethrop Farm near Hardwicke, Glos

📷 Andy F · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Colethrop Farm near Hardwicke, Glos

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Robinswood Hill Country ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Holmleigh ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Scott Avenue Open SpaceUrban park4.1 km→🏞️ROBINSWOOD HILLCountry park4.5 km→🌱Fishers Meadow Recreation GroundUrban park2.4 km→✦Haresfield Hill camp and Ring Hill earthworksHistoric site3.2 km→

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