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Silk Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeDogsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.60003, -2.23046

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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

8 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public 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

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km
Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Wiltshire CyclewayCycling route155 km
Named routeRef WCLength 155 kmRound tripRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Willesley Driverestricted byway · 51 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 51 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
Green Lanerestricted byway · 11 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 11 mSurface grassPath type: bridleway
Broad Driverestricted byway · 731 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 731 mSurface fine_gravelPath type: track
Macmillan Wayrestricted byway · 376 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 376 mSurface groundPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Rotary Glade, Silk Wood, Westonbirt Arboretum

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Rotary Glade, Silk Wood, Westonbirt Arboretum

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦WESTONBIRTHistoric site1.6 km→✦Earthwork 200yds (180m) W of parish churchHistoric site3.2 km→⛪Church of the Holy CrossReligious grounds3.2 km→🐄Tucks Farm ShopVisitor farm3.4 km→⛪St Catherine's ChurchReligious grounds2.3 km→✦Bowl barrow known as Nan Tow's TumpHistoric site3.9 km→

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