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Peak Plantation

13 ha

📷 Mr Red · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome13 ha

Getting here

51.83272, -2.11127

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️417 Bike Park 403m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Jackdaw, Robin +72 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Small White +51 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 41 public paths 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
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Cheltenham Circular FootpathWalking route
Named routeLocal 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
Upliftpublic footpath · 51 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 51 mPath type: track
Upliftpublic footpath · 172 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 172 mPath type: track
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

5 public paths nearby

Public paths
Push Up Pathbridleway · 106 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 106 mPath type: path

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Boundary Stone, Peak Plantation, Birdlip

📷 Mr Red · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Boundary Stone, Peak Plantation, Birdlip

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Crickley Hill Country ParkHistoric site1.6 km→🌱Crickley Hill Country ParkUrban park1.6 km→🏞️CRICKLEY HILLCountry park1.6 km→✦Crickley Hill campHistoric site1.2 km→✦Crickley Hill CampHistoric site1.2 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park4.8 km→

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