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Mount Oliver Wood - Sparse woodland

✦ Ancient woodland11 ha

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeSeasonalBirds
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha

Getting here

51.92387, -2.31491

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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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

6 activities

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Poets' Path No 1Walking route8 km
Named routeRef PP1Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route56 m
Named routeRef 45Length 56 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lane leading to Blackwells End Green

📷 Sandy Gerrard · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lane leading to Blackwells End Green

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The GreenUrban park2.8 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park4.5 km→⛪Methodist ChapelReligious grounds1.9 km→✦Ashleworth tithe barnHistoric site3.4 km→✦Saint Oswald's TowerHistoric site4.1 km→✦Lassington CourtHistoric site4.1 km→

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