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Famish Hill Plantation - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeInsectsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.78108, -2.13984

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths

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

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Macmillan WayWalking route290 km
Named routeRef MWALength 290 kmListed length 461Regional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way)Walking route

Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted

Named routeRef (T&S W)Point-to-pointRegional walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valley below Famish Hill

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valley below Famish Hill

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Miserden EstateUrban park3.4 km→✦Lypiatt ParkHistoric site3.6 km→✦High Brotheridge campHistoric site5 km→✦MISERDEN PARKHistoric site3.7 km→✦Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) campHistoric site4.6 km→

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