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Hicks Lodge

52 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

Mountain bikesWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome52 ha

Getting here

52.73744, -1.50302

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds via Family Forest Trail
  • 🧺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
Bike parkingParking· PaidPicnic spot

Best for

15 activities

Mountain biking

3 MTB/downhill trail(s); Named MTB route nearby: Family Forest Trail (Yellow)

Varies

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

3 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Horse riding

1 horse riding trail(s)

Varies

Cycling

1 cycling trail(s)

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

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

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

4 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
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths
Hicks Lodge Trailbridleway · 2 km
Public pathbridlewayLength 2 kmSurface compactedPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Willesley Road at White Lodge

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Willesley Road at White Lodge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🏞️DONISTHORPE WOODLANDCountry park2.4 km→🌱Donisthorpe Woodland ParkUrban park2.4 km→🌱Bath GroundsUrban park2.3 km→🌱Sarah's WoodUrban park2.4 km→🌱Hood ParkUrban park2.7 km→🌱Manor Ash GardensUrban park3.6 km→

Nearby reservoirs

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Dam 153

Not High (England Use Only)1.1 km→
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Hicks Lodge Upper

Not High (England Use Only)1.2 km→

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