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Haywood Plantation - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland85 ha

📷 Clint Mann · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome85 ha

Getting here

51.83904, -2.49458

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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 137m away — 20 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

8 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

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional 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
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Whimsey Roadpublic footpath · 217 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 217 mSurface asphaltPath type: service
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route810 m
Named routeRef 42Length 810 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Mine shaft Haywood Plantation

📷 Clint Mann · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Mine shaft Haywood Plantation

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site3.1 km→✦Welshbury Hill FortHistoric site1.7 km→✦Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworksHistoric site1.8 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱Longhope Recreation GroundUrban park4.4 km→

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