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Fowler's Plantation

3 ha

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.68228, -2.45182

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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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Common Cockchafer +52 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Red Admiral, Small White, Common Cockchafer +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Rubus ulmifolius · last seen 2023; Plants — Rubus ulmifolius · last seen 2023

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
OHS4public footpath · 845 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 845 mPath type: footway
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route2.7 km
Named routeRef 41Length 2.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 41Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route679 m
Named routeRef 41Length 679 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route477 m
Named routeRef 41Length 477 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Berkeley Castle

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦BERKELEY CASTLEHistoric site1.6 km→🐄Whitcliff Park (Deer Park)Visitor farm2.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds900 m→🌱Ham GreenUrban park900 m→✦Moat and fishpond at Wanswell CourtHistoric site2.8 km→✦Drakestone camp, Stinchcombe HillHistoric site4.8 km→

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