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Leapgate Country Park

4 ha

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

52.34521, -2.23507

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

6 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Mercian Way

Varies

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Ribbesford Circular TrailWalking route2 km
Named routeRef RCTLength 2 kmLocal walking route
Stourport Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
Severn Way (2) Shrewsbury to WorcesterWalking route93 km
Named routeRef SW (2)Length 93 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

63 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 54Cycling route
Named routeRef 54National Cycle Network
Route 4Cycling route
Named routeRef 4Local cycle route
Route 49Cycling route
Named routeRef 49Regional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route51 m
Named routeRef 54Length 51 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route995 m
Named routeRef 45Length 995 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Former railway line near Leapgate

📷 Mat Fascione · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Former railway line near Leapgate

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stourport riversideUrban park3.6 km→🌱Riverside MeadowsUrban park3.6 km→🌱Stourport Memorial ParkUrban park3.5 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park3.2 km→🌱Tontine GardensUrban park3.2 km→

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