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Ferneyley Wood

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.72174, -2.57995

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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
Walking trails

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Nodding Thread-moss, Narrow-leaved Pocket-moss, Fallacious Beard-moss +77 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +12 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Large Red Damselfly, Azure Damselfly +12 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road junction near Aylburton

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road junction near Aylburton

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park1.7 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site3.7 km→🌱Old Pleasure GardensUrban park2.2 km→⛪St Josephs Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.8 km→

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