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Longpark Wood

✦ Ancient woodland7 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha

Getting here

51.98788, -1.89373

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Great Tit +63 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Herb-Paris, Squinancywort, Greater Butterfly-orchid +4 more · last seen 2021

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White +182 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Large White +182 more · last seen 2025

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

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Windrush WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.

Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
Warden's WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA

Named routeRef WarLength 22 km
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
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Horse riding

6 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Stream, Lidcombe Wood

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Stream, Lidcombe Wood

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✦STANWAY HOUSEHistoric site1.3 km→✦Hailes Abbey and ringworkHistoric site3.2 km→✦TODDINGTON MANORHistoric site4.3 km→🐄Hayles Farm ShopVisitor farm3.1 km→✦Hailes AbbeyHistoric site3.2 km→✦Taddington medieval settlementHistoric site1.7 km→

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