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Ellwood Methodist Church

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.77200, -2.59534

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 54m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +67 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +40 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Gatekeeper, Speckled Wood, Ringlet +40 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Bank Haircap, Bruch's Pincushion +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Bank Haircap, Bruch's Pincushion +1 more · last seen 2025

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06

Varies

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
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Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

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Ellwood Methodist church, Ellwood

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ellwood Methodist church, Ellwood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park2.6 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Whitemead Forest ParkUrban park2 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Herons Pond

Low445 m→
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Parkend Walk Dam

1.9 km→
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Lower Cannop

High2.4 km→

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