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May Wood

8 ha

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome8 ha

Getting here

52.02803, -2.09790

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 189m away — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Coot +78 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Little Grebe, Mallard, Coot +78 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +39 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Ruddy Darter +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 21 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Wychavon Way (old)Walking route

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named route
Eckington Wharf Circular WalkWalking route3.5 km

A 3.5 mile, waymarked riverside walk in the Worcestershire countryside

Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

46 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

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🌱Bredon Playing FieldsUrban park700 m→✦OVERBURY COURTHistoric site2.8 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→✦Kemerton Camp Hill FortHistoric site4.3 km→⛪St Giles's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→✦Kemerton CampHistoric site4.3 km→

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