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East Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland6 ha

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.70060, -2.63696

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 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

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 31Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 32Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route459 m
Named routeRef 32Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route3.4 km
Named routeRef 31Length 3.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Autumn colours and sunshine, East Wood, near Woolaston Slade, Gloucestershire

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Autumn colours and sunshine, East Wood, near Woolaston Slade, Gloucestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Leytons Sports FieldUrban park3 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site1.9 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site1.9 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook HouseHistoric site2.2 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site2.8 km→⚽The Leytons Sports FieldPlaying field3 km→

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