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Dowdeswell Wood - Conifer woodland

✦ Ancient woodland31 ha

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome31 ha

Getting here

51.87970, -2.01037

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

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

6 signed routes nearby · 18 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Winchcombe Way (West)Walking route

The Winchcombe Way is a 42-mile figure-of-eight trail centred on Winchcombe

Named routeRef wiwRegional walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Crickley Hill to Holst Birthplace Museum)Walking route7.2 km
Named routeLength 7.2 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Gustav Holst Way (Holst Birthplace Museum to Corndean Lane)Walking route7 km
Named routeLength 7 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route542 m
Named routeRef 41Length 542 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

A40 at Dowdeswell Wood

📷 Peter Whatley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

A40 at Dowdeswell Wood

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🌱Sandford ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Sandford ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Berkeley GardensUrban park4.5 km→🌱Annecy GardenUrban park4.6 km→🌱Imperial GardensUrban park5 km→🌱Queen Elizabeth II Playing FieldUrban park3.6 km→

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