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Sedgecombe Wood

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

52.03132, -1.75815

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Hydropsyche siltalai, Silo pallipes +19 more · last seen 2024; Insects — Sericostoma personatum, Hydropsyche siltalai, Silo pallipes +19 more · last seen 2024

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Cotswold Line Cycle Route

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Diamond WayWalking route106 km
Named routeRef DIALength 106 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
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Cycling

24 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Fosse2Cycling route
Named routeRef 48National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route7.2 km
Named routeRef 48Length 7.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route4.7 km
Named routeRef 48Length 4.7 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath junction by Sedgecombe Wood - geograph.org.uk - 6932077

📷 Philip Jeffrey · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath junction by Sedgecombe Wood - geograph.org.uk - 6932077

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🌱Batsford ParkUrban park3.7 km→✦BATSFORD PARKHistoric site3.7 km→✦Campden House, formal Garden and associated Medieval cultivation earthworks.Historic site2.5 km→🌱Village GreenUrban park2 km→🌱Mill Dene GardenUrban park2.2 km→✦Campden House, formal Garden and associated Medieval cultivation earthworks.Historic site2.5 km→

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