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Crow Ash

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.80815, -2.61803

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Wigeon, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Torth Felen, Honey Fungus +187 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Torth Felen, Honey Fungus +187 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — Chanterelle, Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Jelly Ear +12 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Black Sexton Beetle, Dor Beetle +23 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Black Sexton Beetle, Dor Beetle +23 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Play area at Berry Hill

📷 David Martin · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Play area at Berry Hill

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🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park900 m→🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park3.9 km→✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site3.6 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park4.9 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park1.7 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park2.1 km→

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