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HOLME LACY

127 ha

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsHeritageWildlife
Dogs welcome127 ha

Getting here

52.00787, -2.65336

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦80+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
  • ✦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

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Heritage

Grade I listed building: HOLME LACY HOUSE; Historic site

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Woodpigeon +77 more · last seen 2026; Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Insect spotting

Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — White-legged Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Greater Butterfly-orchid, Common Twayblade · last seen 2024

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Mordiford LoopWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Woolhope Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route153 m
Named routeRef 44Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View south-west across the lake, Holme Lacy hotel

📷 Brian Robert Marshall · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View south-west across the lake, Holme Lacy hotel

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✦SUFTON COURTHistoric site3.8 km→✦Capler CampHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Caplar Camp Hill FortHistoric site4.4 km→🌱Dinedor CampUrban park3.4 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.5 km→