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Lower Lodge Wood

✦ Ancient woodland15 ha

📷 Rick Crowley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome15 ha

Getting here

51.62938, -2.31794

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Dotted Bee-fly +13 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km

Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route
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Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lower Lodge to Newark Park

📷 Rick Crowley · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lower Lodge to Newark Park

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦NEWARK PARKHistoric site600 m→🌱Wotton Community PARCUrban park3.6 km→🌱The GreenUrban park2 km→✦Brackenbury campHistoric site4.2 km→✦MOUNT HOUSE, ALDERLEYHistoric site2 km→⛪St Gile's ChurchReligious grounds3 km→

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