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Lime Kiln

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Dogs welcome

Getting here

51.83656, -2.66517

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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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Peregrine, Robin, Woodpigeon +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Raspberry, Pedunculate Oak, Rowan +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Anisotoma humeralis +168 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Anisotoma humeralis +168 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Bee Orchid, Traveller's-joy, Tutsan +120 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Bee Orchid, Traveller's-joy, Tutsan +120 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Monnow Valley WalkWalking route

Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

26 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route117 m
Named routeRef 423Length 117 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route50 m
Named routeRef 423Length 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
AditMountain bike route
Named route
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Horse riding

2 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath above the Seven Sisters Rocks

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath above the Seven Sisters Rocks

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park3.6 km→🌱Chippenham ParkUrban park4.6 km→✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site2.2 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm2.2 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds2.4 km→🌱The KyminUrban park3.4 km→

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