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Little Dean camp

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📷 Peter Randall-Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.81920, -2.47053

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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
  • ✦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

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

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Goldfinch +77 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Even Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +83 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Cylindric Beard-moss, Even Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +83 more · last seen 2020

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Emperor Dragonfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +26 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Violet Ground Beetle, Emperor Dragonfly, Dark-edged Bee-fly +26 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

8 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 42Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 42Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Littledean

📷 Peter Randall-Cook · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site2.5 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park4.1 km→✦WESTBURY COURTHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Westbury Court GardenUrban park4.2 km→✦Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworksHistoric site2 km→✦Welshbury Hill FortHistoric site2 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Soudley 1

Not High (England Use Only)2.4 km→
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Soudley 2

Not High (England Use Only)2.5 km→
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Soudley 3

Not High (England Use Only)2.7 km→

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