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High Brotheridge camp, Buckholt

73 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsHeritage
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome73 ha

Getting here

51.82407, -2.15872

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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

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Carrion Crow, Robin +70 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Historic site with public access

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Meadow Brown, Small White +32 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 63 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
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Red Routepublic footpath · 44 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 44 mPath type: bridleway
Witcombe Roman Villapublic footpath · 709 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 709 mSurface pavedPath type: service
Witcombe Roman Villapublic footpath · 220 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 220 mSurface pavedPath type: service
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Route 6Cycling route
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath from The Buckholt

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath from The Buckholt

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Crickley Hill Country ParkHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park4.7 km→🏞️CRICKLEY HILLCountry park4.6 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park1.3 km→🌱Glevum Way ParkUrban park3.9 km→✦Crickley Hill CampHistoric site4.2 km→

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