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Lower Old Park Wood

✦ Ancient woodland169 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome169 ha

Getting here

51.73064, -2.56584

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕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
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Goldfinch +62 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Bank Haircap, Bifid Crestwort +2 more · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Insect spotting

Acid grassland — heathland butterflies and rare invertebrates; Insects — Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly, Four-spotted Chaser +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths 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
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 42Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Path in Lower Dodmoor Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Path in Lower Dodmoor Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park2.5 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park1.3 km→✦Lydney HarbourHistoric site4.6 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site5 km→🌱Old Pleasure GardensUrban park1.8 km→

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