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Slade Bottom

6 ha

📷 Roy Parkhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha

Getting here

51.74547, -2.63389

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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
  • 🌿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

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +76 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Ground-elder +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Hairy Curtain Crust +8 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Meadow Waxcap, Hairy Curtain Crust +8 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Hornet, Red-legged Shieldbug +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Hornet, Red-legged Shieldbug +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Buttercup, Bramble +117 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Buttercup, Bramble +117 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Main RouteCycling route2.1 km
Named routeRef 42Length 2.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Footpath through Slade Bottom

📷 Roy Parkhouse · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Footpath through Slade Bottom

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Nearby places

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✦Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook HouseHistoric site4.1 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site4.3 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site4.3 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park5 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in St Margaret's Grove, 170m north east of Gumbers Land BarnHistoric site1.8 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Wyeseal Wood, 600m north of Gumbers Land BarnHistoric site1.9 km→

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