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James's Thorns

✦ Ancient woodland249 ha

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome249 ha

Getting here

51.68638, -2.66334

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Lancaut Lane 108m away — 20 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
Bike parkingParking· Paid

Best for

10 activities

Bird watching

Mudflats — internationally important for wading birds and wildfowl; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, House Sparrow +75 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Dilated Scalewort, Navelwort +17 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Minotaur Beetle, 7-spot Ladybird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 27 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Wales Coast Path (South Wales)Walking route
Named routeRef WCPNational walking route
Wye Valley Greenwaypublic footpath · 659 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 659 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Underhillpublic footpath · 1.4 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1.4 kmSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified
Tintern Rail Bridgepublic footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mSurface woodIncline 0%Path type: track
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Cycling

25 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
N/ACycling route256 m
Named routeRef 31Length 256 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route640 m
Named routeRef 31Length 640 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.1 km
Named routeRef 31Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Offa's Dyke

📷 Gareth James · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Offa's Dyke

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Useful places within 5 km

🌱Castle DellUrban park4.9 km→🌱The Leytons Sports FieldUrban park1.8 km→⚽The Leytons Sports FieldPlaying field1.7 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site2.6 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site2.7 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook HouseHistoric site2.9 km→

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