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Hicks Lodge

12 ha

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsFungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

52.73978, -1.50177

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🧺Picnic area on site — summer afternoons here are an easy, low-cost day out

Good to know

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

Best for

12 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Cedar Cup, Polycephalomyces tomentosus, Amethyst Deceiver +9 more · last seen 2026; Fungi — Cedar Cup, Polycephalomyces tomentosus, Amethyst Deceiver +9 more · last seen 2026

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Bramble +52 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadowsweet, Hawthorn, Bramble +52 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Alder Leaf Beetle, Sarcophaga +96 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Alder Leaf Beetle, Sarcophaga +96 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
National Forest WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
Ivanhoe WayWalking route
Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

71 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Conkers CircuitCycling route
Named routeRef Conkers CircuitRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 63Cycling route
Named routeRef 63National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route659 m
Named routeRef 63Length 659 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route20 m
Named routeRef 63Length 20 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route26 m
Named routeLength 26 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route160 m
Named routeRef 63Length 160 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Family Forest Trail (Yellow)Mountain bike route
Named routeRef Family Forest TrailRound trip
Wood Farm TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Wood Farm Trail
Shell Brook TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef Shell Brook TrailRound tripLocal cycle route
Hicks Lodge TrailMountain bike route
Named route
The Tramway TrailMountain bike route
Named routeRef The Tramway Trail

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clearing with paths, Shellbrook Wood

📷 Christine Johnstone · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clearing with paths, Shellbrook Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DONISTHORPE WOODLANDCountry park2.6 km→🌱Donisthorpe Woodland ParkUrban park2.6 km→🌱Bath GroundsUrban park2.1 km→🌱Hood ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Sarah's WoodUrban park2.5 km→🌱Manor Ash GardensUrban park3.4 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 153

Not High (England Use Only)1.3 km→
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Hicks Lodge Upper

Not High (England Use Only)1.4 km→

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