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Old Wood

✦ Ancient woodland46 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome46 ha

Getting here

51.86335, -2.56871

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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
  • 🌿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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Siskin +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Goldfinch, Siskin +81 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Zygodon conoideus var. conoideus, Wood Bristle-moss +99 more · last seen 2023

Free

Foraging

Plants — Smooth Hawk's-beard, Dandelion, Rough Hawkbit +5 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Glow-worm, Toxonevra muliebris, Meadow Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, Toxonevra muliebris, Meadow Grasshopper +4 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling 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
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Mountain biking

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Track junction, Old Wood

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Track junction, Old Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦HILL COURTHistoric site4.7 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park2 km→🦉COPPETT HILLNature reserve3.6 km→✦Kerne BridgeHistoric site3 km→✦Great Howle CampHistoric site1.8 km→⛪St John the Baptist's ChurchReligious grounds1.4 km→

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