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Lower Bolstone Wood

✦ Ancient woodland26 ha

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

BirdsWildlifeSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome26 ha

Getting here

51.99603, -2.65174

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Mallard
  • 🌿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

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Moorhen +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Carrion Crow, Mallard, Moorhen +79 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Wood-sorrel, Opposite-leaved Golden-saxifrage +110 more · last seen 2024

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wood-sorrel, Hybrid Oak, Hazel +14 more foraging species; Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens; Insects — Red-eyed Damselfly, Azure Damselfly, Banded Demoiselle +1 more · last seen 2023

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup · last seen 2023; Fungi — Scarlet Elfcup · last seen 2023

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Mordiford LoopWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Woolhope Circular WalkWalking route6.5 km
Named routeLength 6.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route153 m
Named routeRef 44Length 153 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route105 m
Named routeRef 44Length 105 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lower Bolstone Wood

📷 Bob Embleton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lower Bolstone Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Capler CampHistoric site3.9 km→✦SUFTON COURTHistoric site4.9 km→✦HOLME LACYHistoric site1.3 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds2.9 km→✦Caplar Camp Hill FortHistoric site4 km→🌱The PondUrban park2.5 km→

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