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Mocking Hazel Wood

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +75 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yarrow, Bramble, Yorkshire-fog +93 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Bramble, Ground-elder, Smooth Hawk's-beard +7 more foraging species

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Hairy Curtain Crust +8 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Hairy Curtain Crust +8 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Southern Hawker, White-legged Damselfly +82 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Southern Hawker, White-legged Damselfly +82 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Allen's Grovepublic footpath · 136 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 136 mSurface unpavedPath type: service
Allen's Grovepublic footpath · 693 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 693 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Wye Valley GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 32Cycling route
Named routeRef 32Regional cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
N/ACycling route1.2 km
Named routeRef 32Length 1.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route1.8 km
Named routeRef 32Length 1.8 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route459 m
Named routeRef 32Length 459 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

13 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

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