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Offa's Dyke: section 330m east of Stowfield Farm

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📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.85306, -2.59586

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
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Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Mallard +69 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Green Shieldbug, Volucella inanis, Glow-worm · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Shieldbug, Volucella inanis, Glow-worm · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Meadow Saffron, Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2025; Plants — Meadow Saffron, Early-purple Orchid · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 14 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
Stowfield Viaductpublic footpath · 46 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 46 mPath type: footway
Stowfield Viaductpublic footpath · 31 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mPath 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
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Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Offa's Dyke

📷 Stuart Wilding · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site3.1 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm3.7 km→✦HILL COURTHistoric site4.6 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park700 m→🦉COPPETT HILLNature reserve1.7 km→

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