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Dark Hill

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.77644, -2.59556

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Wren +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Stenamma debile, Abax parallelepipedus +14 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Stenamma debile, Abax parallelepipedus +14 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational 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

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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

Dark Hill [or Darkhill] Ironworks

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Dark Hill [or Darkhill] Ironworks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park4.6 km→🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park4.1 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park4.7 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park2.1 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park2.3 km→🌱Whitemead Forest ParkUrban park2.2 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Herons Pond

Low79 m→
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Parkend Walk Dam

1.8 km→
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Lower Cannop

High2.1 km→

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