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Hanging Wood

✦ Ancient woodland42 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome42 ha

Getting here

51.73171, -2.57768

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
National trailHorse ridingWalking trails

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Great Tit, Wren +64 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +2 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +2 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 42Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 42Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route39 m
Named routeRef 42Length 39 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Road through Barnard's Wood

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Road through Barnard's Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park3.3 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park2 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Old Pleasure GardensUrban park2.5 km→⛪St Josephs Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds3.6 km→

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