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Paget's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland37 ha

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome37 ha

Getting here

52.00627, -2.58569

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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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Bird's-foot-trefoil, Common Mouse-ear, Early-purple Orchid +125 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Strawberry Clover, Common Sorrel, Dandelion +16 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Limonia nubeculosa, Limonia flavipes, Ptychoptera paludosa +124 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Limonia nubeculosa, Limonia flavipes, Ptychoptera paludosa +124 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 14 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Mordiford LoopWalking route4 km
Named routeLength 4 kmLocal walking route
Marcle Ridge Circular WalkWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Church Wood (Lea and Paget's Wood)

📷 Fabian Musto · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Church Wood (Lea and Paget's Wood)

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Capler CampHistoric site1.6 km→🦉BROADMOOR COMMONNature reserve2 km→✦SUFTON COURTHistoric site4.2 km→✦Caplar Camp Hill FortHistoric site1.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds1.8 km→✦HOLME LACYHistoric site4.7 km→

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