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Stocking Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

52.23824, -3.00284

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Mortimer TrailWalking route48 km
Named routeLength 48 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Green Lanepublic footpath · 1.1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.1 kmPath type: footway
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Cycling

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route660 m
Named routeRef 825Length 660 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route828 m
Named routeRef 825Length 828 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route267 m
Named routeRef 825Length 267 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Below Stocking Wood

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Below Stocking Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Went’s MeadowUrban park4.4 km→🌱Kington Recreational GroundUrban park4.7 km→✦EYWOODHistoric site1.3 km→🌱Crooked Well MeadowUrban park4 km→🌱Sutton Walls ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hergest Croft GardensUrban park5 km→

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