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Rudge Hill

✦ Ancient woodland79 ha

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome79 ha

Getting here

51.76204, -2.54406

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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
  • 🅿️Parking on site — 12 car parks within reach

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Bike parkingParking

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Nuthatch +62 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Chaffinch, Nuthatch +62 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Even Scalewort, Forked Veilwort +16 more · last seen 2024

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Common Darter, Glow-worm +29 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Common Darter, Glow-worm +29 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 42Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
AditMountain bike route
Named route
Elephant ManMountain bike route
Named route
Y2KMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Rudge, Yorkley

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Rudge, Yorkley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park4.4 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park5 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds800 m→🌱Whitemead Forest ParkUrban park1.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Castlemain

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Mallards Pike 2

Low2.4 km→
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Parkend Walk Dam

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