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Young Oaks - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

52.05399, -2.58349

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Woolhope Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Abandoned cottage in woodland above Checkley

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Abandoned cottage in woodland above Checkley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦STOKE EDITHHistoric site900 m→✦SUFTON COURTHistoric site3.3 km→🦉BROADMOOR COMMONNature reserve3.4 km→✦Ashperton CastleHistoric site4.5 km→🌱The GreenUrban park4.8 km→✦Ethelbert's CampHistoric site1.6 km→

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