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Gravelly Wood

✦ Ancient woodland55 ha

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome55 ha

Getting here

51.61524, -0.91875

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Ground-ivy, Common Nettle, Bramble +40 more · last seen 2025

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Tawny Owl, Robin +33 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Tawny Owl, Robin +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +57 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small Heath, Common Blue +57 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Hawthorn +3 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

13 signed routes nearby · 29 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Oxfordshire WayWalking route110 km

a traverse of Oxfordshire from the Cotswolds to the Chilterns

Named routeRef OWLength 110 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's WayWalking route235 km
Named routeLength 235 kmRegional walking route
The Chiltern Way Southern ExtensionWalking route

Long distance path

Named routeRef CWSRegional walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

20 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Idlecombe Wood

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Idlecombe Wood

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✦STONORHistoric site2.3 km→🌱Ibstone CommonUrban park2.4 km→🌱Southend CommonUrban park1.6 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds4.8 km→✦Bix old churchHistoric site4.9 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.7 km→

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