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Gravelpit Wood

4 ha

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.58601, 0.39228

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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 on site — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +60 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Pochard, Shoveler, Wigeon +60 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Syritta pipiens, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Sphaerophoria +19 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Syritta pipiens, Swollen-thighed Beetle, Sphaerophoria +19 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 public paths nearby

Public paths
Southfield Chasepublic footpath · 185 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 185 mSurface dirtPath type: service
🚴

Cycling

39 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
NCN National Route 13Cycling route
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
National Cycle Route 16Cycling route
Named routeRef 16National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route123 m
Named routeRef 13Length 123 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route181 m
Named routeRef 13Length 181 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route29 m
Named routeRef 13Length 29 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 1.2 km
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 1.2 kmSurface dirtPath type: track
Nightingale Lanebridleway · 395 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 395 mPath type: track
Green Lanebyway open to all traffic · 8 m
Public pathbyway open to all trafficLength 8 mSurface dirtPath type: service
Nightingale Lanebridleway · 171 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 171 mPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Towards Gravelpit Wood

📷 Andrew Tatlow · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Towards Gravelpit Wood

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