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Dogs welcome

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

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
Parking

Best for

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Lesser Black-backed Gull, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Lesser Black-backed Gull, House Sparrow +64 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants; Plants — Elder, Common Nettle, Water Mint +3 more foraging species

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, Common Earwig +109 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, Dock Bug, Common Earwig +109 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Elder, Small Toadflax, Japanese Knotweed +36 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Elder, Small Toadflax, Japanese Knotweed +36 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Three Choirs Way (Woolhope to Withington)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
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional 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
Three Choirs Way (Withington to Stanford Bishop)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
Three Choirs Way (Hereford to Worcester)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

47 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Route 46Cycling route
Named routeRef 46National Cycle Network
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
GreenwayCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route120 m
Named routeRef 44Length 120 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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