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Lower Lydbrook Park

1 ha

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.84995, -2.58766

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦73+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blackbird
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 2 car parks within reach, toilets nearby

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
ParkingToilets

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +70 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Family friendly

toilets; Urban park — family destination

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Wye Valley Walk; Named hiking route nearby: Wye Valley Walk

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
RLY14public footpath · 31 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mSurface grassIncline 20%Path type: footway
RLY12public footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mPath type: footway
RLY13public footpath · 180 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 180 mSurface grassIncline 20%Path type: footway
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

17 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Top of the Honesty Box in Lower Lydbrook Park, Gloucestershire

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Top of the Honesty Box in Lower Lydbrook Park, Gloucestershire

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Useful places within 5 km

✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site3.4 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds4 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm4.3 km→✦Kerne BridgeHistoric site2.7 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Dubricius's churchyardHistoric site4 km→🦉COPPETT HILLNature reserve2.3 km→