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Herbert Monument

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessDogs welcome

Getting here

51.85172, -2.16001

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking· Free

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Magpie, Blackbird +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +69 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Small White, Large White +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 28 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Geology TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Roman Waypublic footpath · 186 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 186 mSurface asphaltPath type: footway
Springmead Avenuepublic footpath · 9 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 9 mSurface asphaltPath type: residential
Perrybrook Roadpublic footpath · 161 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 161 mPath type: cycleway
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Cycling

57 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Gloucestershire Cycle SpineCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route283 m
Named routeRef 41Length 283 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route437 m
Named routeRef 41Length 437 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route232 m
Named routeRef 41Length 232 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Brockworth church

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Brockworth church

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Crickley Hill Country ParkHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park4.1 km→🏞️CRICKLEY HILLCountry park4.1 km→🌱Chalford Avenue Open SpaceUrban park4.7 km→🌱Glevum Way ParkUrban park3.2 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park3.7 km→

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