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Moorfield Brake - Conifer woodland

4 ha

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.92762, -2.16381

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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
Walking trails

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Grazing marsh — lapwing, redshank, snipe and wintering wildfowl

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh priority habitat

Free

Waterside walks

Grazing marsh and ditches — waterside walking

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

48 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Crab Tree Covert

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Chalford Avenue Open SpaceUrban park4.5 km→🌱Hesters Way ParkUrban park4.2 km→🌱Brickhampton Court Golf ClubUrban park4.3 km→🌱Chelt Walk ParkUrban park4.8 km→🌱St Peter's SquareUrban park4.9 km→🌱Elm Farm Open SpaceUrban park3.8 km→

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