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Shaw Common

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.94599, -2.44840

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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 nearby — easy to reach by car

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +57 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Cuckooflower, Forked Veilwort, Rough-stalked Feather-moss +10 more · last seen 2024

Free

Family friendly

short easy loop

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Poets' Path No 1Walking route8 km
Named routeRef PP1Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Daffodil WayWalking route
Named routeRef dafLocal walking route
Poets' Path No 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef PP2Length 8 kmLocal walking route
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot)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

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Byway (Ledbury Loop)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
National Byway (Ledbury area)Cycling route

National Byway in the Ledbury area

Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
National BywayCycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Lent lilies (wild daffodils, Narcissus pseudonarcissus) at Shaw Common

📷 John Lord · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Lent lilies (wild daffodils, Narcissus pseudonarcissus) at Shaw Common

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→✦Haind Park WoodHistoric site2.7 km→🌱Broadford Meadow ArboretumUrban park3 km→⛪Gorsley Baptist ChapelReligious grounds2.5 km→⛪Western Way ChapelReligious grounds3.5 km→⛪St Mary's ChurchReligious grounds3.7 km→

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Dymock

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