Glade
← Back🌳 Broadleaved woodland

Dennis Grove

✦ Ancient woodland225 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome225 ha

Getting here

51.83808, -2.65957

Open directionsv
Google Maps↗Driving directionsApple Maps↗Driving directionsWaze↗Live driving navigationGoogle Transit↗Bus, rail or tramApple Transit↗Bus, rail or tram

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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ⛺Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
CampsiteParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Hart's-Tongue, Bee Orchid, Rambling Tail-moss +35 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Raspberry, Pedunculate Oak, Rowan +2 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Rose Chafer +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
Black Stone Kilns Lanepublic footpath · 272 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 272 mPath type: footway
🚴

Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 423Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 423Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🚵

Mountain biking

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route
GBUMountain bike route
Named route
AditMountain bike route
Named route
🐴

Horse riding

22 public paths nearby

Public paths
Ferrie Lanebyway open to all traffic · 149 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 149 mPath type: unclassified
May Bush Lanebyway open to all traffic · 564 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 564 mPath type: unclassified
Sawpitts Lanebyway open to all traffic · 429 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 429 mPath type: unclassified
Ashes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 442 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 442 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Ashes Lanebyway open to all traffic · 306 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 306 mSurface groundPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Old quarry workings

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old quarry workings

1 / 15

Weather for this location

Next 14 days

Loading local forecast…

Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park3.5 km→🌱Chippenham ParkUrban park5 km→✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site1.8 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm1.9 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds2 km→🦉COPPETT HILLNature reserve3.4 km→

Own or manage this place?

Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.

Claim this page

How was your visit?

How useful was the information on this page?

id: 18668dbf-3a87-4866-89bf-f2257543d259