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Ebworth Plantations

✦ Ancient woodland8 ha

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

51.79716, -2.14938

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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
  • 🌿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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +65 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +5 more foraging species

Varies

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Nettle, Curled Dock / Broad-leaved Dock, Creeping Thistle +47 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +38 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +38 more · last seen 2026

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 31 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
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional 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
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
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Horse riding

8 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track, Ebworth Plantations

📷 Christopher Hilton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track, Ebworth Plantations

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park3.3 km→✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site3.4 km→✦High Brotheridge campHistoric site3.1 km→🦉COOPERS HILL, GLOUCESTERNature reserve3.4 km→🌱Miserden EstateUrban park4.6 km→✦High Brotheridge camp, BuckholtHistoric site3.1 km→

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