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Great Kensley Inclosure - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland23 ha

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome23 ha

Getting here

51.81085, -2.53111

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 94 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 94 mPath type: cycleway
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 75 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 75 mPath type: cycleway
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 409 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 409 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

17 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
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named 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
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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
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Great Kensley Inclosure

📷 Jonathan Thacker · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Great Kensley Inclosure

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park2.2 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park1.2 km→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site1.5 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park1.7 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park3.1 km→💧Mallards Pike 1 (highest)Reservoir3.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Woorgreens

Not High (England Use Only)509 m→
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Lightmoor no 1 (top)

Low823 m→
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Lightmoor no 2 (bottom)

Low851 m→

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