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Gravelpit Wood

19 ha

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome19 ha

Getting here

52.27059, 0.57971

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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 294m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2024; Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow +64 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +111 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Small White, Large White, Red Admiral +111 more · last seen 2024

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Garden Asparagus, White Clover, Common Poppy +66 more · last seen 2024; Plants — Garden Asparagus, White Clover, Common Poppy +66 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Lesser Hawkbit, Hazel, Nettle-leaved Bellflower +1 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

17 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km
Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

15 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
NCN 51Cycling route
Named routeRef 51National Cycle Network
Wolf WayCycling route400 km
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route217 m
Named routeRef 51Length 217 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 51Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.9 km
Named routeRef 51Length 1.9 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Farmland south of Cavenham

📷 Bob Jones · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Farmland south of Cavenham

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✦Three bowl barrows 750m south west of Pin FarmHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Barrow GreenUrban park3.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.6 km→✦Bowl barrow 400m south west of Desnage LodgeHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Burthorpe GreenUrban park2.9 km→✦Motte and bailey at Denham CastleHistoric site4.1 km→

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