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Offa's Dyke: section at Birchfield Cottage

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📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.73168, -2.66503

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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
  • 🍄Mushroom 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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Jelly Rot +8 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Jelly Rot +8 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +85 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +85 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Yarrow, Creeping Buttercup +113 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Yarrow, Creeping Buttercup +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Ground-elder +11 more foraging species

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 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
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Cycling

11 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

5 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

On Offa's Dyke Path descending from Birchfield House towards Bigswear Bridge

📷 Colin Park · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

On Offa's Dyke Path descending from Birchfield House towards Bigswear Bridge

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Leytons Sports FieldUrban park3.9 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook HouseHistoric site2.1 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site2.4 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site2.4 km→⚽The Leytons Sports FieldPlaying field3.9 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in St Margaret's Grove, 170m north east of Gumbers Land BarnHistoric site1.5 km→

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