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Commander's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

52.04452, -2.52746

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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
Walking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Creeping Feather-moss, Traveller's-joy, Ribwort Plantain +116 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Great Scented Liverwort, Ground-elder, Meadowsweet +11 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Flame Shoulder, Brimstone Moth, Willow Beauty +178 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Flame Shoulder, Brimstone Moth, Willow Beauty +178 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Poets' Path No 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef PP2Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Woolhope Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath in Commander's Wood

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath in Commander's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STOKE EDITHHistoric site3.9 km→🦉BROADMOOR COMMONNature reserve4.4 km→✦Ashperton CastleHistoric site2.9 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→✦Putley churchyard crossHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Woolhope Village GreenUrban park3.9 km→

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