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← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Deer Park Archers

1 ha
WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit +66 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Hypogymnia tubulosa, Myriolecis dispersa +26 more · last seen 2013; Fungi — Melanelixia fuliginosa, Hypogymnia tubulosa, Myriolecis dispersa +26 more · last seen 2013

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +54 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Large White, Small White +54 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 13 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 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
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
Sandy Pluck Lanepublic footpath · 409 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 409 mPath type: unclassified
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Cycling

56 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 41Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route114 m
Named routeRef 41Length 114 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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