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Holywell Dingle

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

52.15129, -3.00440

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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
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Blackbird +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell, Ash, Bracken +80 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Dandelion, Hawthorn, Common Nettle +14 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +30 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Small Garden Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +30 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 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
Nieuportpublic footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmSurface grassPath type: footway
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Wales & border)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Radnor RingCycling route
Named routeRef 825National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route5.2 km
Named routeRef 825Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 825Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through Holywell Dingle, Eardisley

📷 Mike Pennington · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through Holywell Dingle, Eardisley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NIEUPORT HOUSEHistoric site1.4 km→✦Eardisley CastleHistoric site1.7 km→🌱Eardisley (Millennium Green)Urban park1.8 km→🌱Castle GreenUrban park1.9 km→🐄Small Breeds Farm ParkVisitor farm4.2 km→✦Offa's Dyke: the section E of Garden Wood, extending SE 85yds (80m)Historic site4.9 km→

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