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Monks Hill Wood

4 ha

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome4 ha

Getting here

51.81646, -2.33415

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦94+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Lesser Black-backed Gull and Herring Gull
  • 🌿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

Best for

5 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +91 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Lesser Black-backed Gull, Herring Gull, Black-headed Gull +91 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Gatekeeper, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire, Large White +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Gatekeeper, Murky-legged Black Legionnaire, Large White +18 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 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

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Alternative RouteCycling route236 m
Named routeRef 41Length 236 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedloose
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 41Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route261 m
Named routeRef 41Length 261 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track to Monks Hill Cottage

📷 Derek Harper · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track to Monks Hill Cottage

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Fishers Meadow Recreation GroundUrban park2.9 km→🌱Fieldcourt Drive Open SpaceUrban park3 km→🌱Fieldcourt Drive Open SpaceUrban park3.2 km→✦Haresfield CourtHistoric site4.7 km→🦉QUEDGELEY ARBORETUMNature reserve3.4 km→🌱Quedgeley Local Nature ReserveUrban park3.4 km→

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