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Shutcastle Inclosure

✦ Ancient woodland101 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome101 ha

Getting here

51.76213, -2.58193

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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
  • 🥾Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
  • 🌳Large woodland — room to roam
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Starling +33 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, House Sparrow, Starling +33 more · last seen 2026

Free

Forest walks

1 marked walking trail(s)

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, 22-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus +2 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, 22-spot Ladybird, Abax parallelepipedus +2 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

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Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal 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

Forest path, Shutcastle Inclosure

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest path, Shutcastle Inclosure

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Lydney ParkUrban park4.9 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park4 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park4.1 km→🌱Whitemead Forest ParkUrban park1.1 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds2.1 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park3.7 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Herons Pond

Low1.8 km→
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Parkend Walk Dam

2.0 km→
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Castlemain

Low2.5 km→

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