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Birch Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland87 ha

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome87 ha

Getting here

51.83045, -2.52870

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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 — 16 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: National Cycle Network Route 42

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 13 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
Broadmoor Roadpublic footpath · 62 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 62 mSurface asphaltPath type: secondary
Speculation Roadpublic footpath · 95 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 95 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Speculation Roadpublic footpath · 61 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 61 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
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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
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

Birch Wood, Forest of Dean

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Birch Wood, Forest of Dean

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park3.5 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park3 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park4.6 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds4.7 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park3 km→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site3.1 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Woorgreens

Not High (England Use Only)2.2 km→
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Lightmoor no 1 (top)

Low2.5 km→
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Lightmoor no 2 (bottom)

Low2.5 km→

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