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Bowmoor Plantation - Conifer woodland

9 ha

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.69311, -1.72887

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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
Horse riding

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

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

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Thames PathWalking route296 km
Named routeRef TPLength 296 kmNational walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
Thames River Walk, BuscotWalking route7.7 km
Named routeLength 7.7 kmDuration 02:30Round tripLocal walking route
Buscot Weir Walk, BuscotWalking route1.5 km

Short circular walk to Buscot Weir

Named routeLength 1.5 kmDuration 00:30Round tripLocal walking route
Huntsmans Causewaypublic footpath · 369 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 369 mPath type: service

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lakeside houses, Bowmoor Lake, near Lechlade

📷 Vieve Forward · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lakeside houses, Bowmoor Lake, near Lechlade

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🌱Walnut Tree FieldUrban park3.8 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Riverside ParkUrban park2.3 km→✦Halfpenny BridgeHistoric site2.5 km→🌱Coln House School River Bank ProjectUrban park4 km→⛪St Lawrence's ChurchReligious grounds2.7 km→

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