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Dry Wood

✦ Ancient woodland10 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Wood drying · CC BY-SA 3.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsFungi
Free entryDogs welcome10 ha

Getting here

51.80155, -2.48359

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Parking· Free

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Mandarin Duck, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Mandarin Duck, Blue Tit +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Torth Felen, Deceiver, Hairy Curtain Crust +225 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Torth Felen, Deceiver, Hairy Curtain Crust +225 more · last seen 2025

Varies

Foraging

Fungi — False Chanterelle, Oak Mazegill, Ambarelo'r Bwgan +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Volucella inanis +6 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Volucella inanis +6 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle 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
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 42Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 42Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Wood drying

📷 Wikipedia · Wood drying · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park4.5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4 km→✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park1.7 km→💧Mallards Pike 1 (highest)Reservoir3.7 km→💧Mallards Pike 2Reservoir3.8 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Soudley 1

Not High (England Use Only)488 m→
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Soudley 2

Not High (England Use Only)542 m→
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Soudley 3

Not High (England Use Only)634 m→

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