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Hazel Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.84495, -2.70353

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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

Best for

4 activities

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

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 423Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 423Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Green lane to Hazel Wood from Welsh Newton

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Green lane to Hazel Wood from Welsh Newton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chippenham ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site4.8 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm3.9 km→🌱Drybridge ParkUrban park4 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→✦Monmouth CastleHistoric site3.7 km→

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