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Long Balls Grove

✦ Ancient woodland22 ha

📷 Wikipedia · Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground · CC BY-SA 3.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome22 ha

Getting here

51.76841, -2.64940

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Mandarin Duck, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mandarin Duck, Woodpigeon, Canada Goose +61 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Grammoptera ruficornis, Malachite Beetle +272 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Grammoptera ruficornis, Malachite Beetle +272 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby · 2 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
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route71 m
Named routeRef 423Length 71 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route
Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain 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

Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground

📷 Wikipedia · Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground · CC BY-SA 3.0

Pleasant Grove Camp Meeting Ground

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🌱Millennium GreenUrban park2.4 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park3 km→🌱Babington MeadowUrban park3.3 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park3.9 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Wyeseal Wood, 600m north of Gumbers Land BarnHistoric site2.3 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in St Margaret's Grove, 170m north east of Gumbers Land BarnHistoric site2.7 km→

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