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Smith's Wood

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Heather Sword · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.78310, -2.40029

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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

10 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Kestrel, Robin, Grey Heron +95 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Kestrel, Robin, Grey Heron +95 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Black-tailed Skimmer +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Eristalis tenax, Black-tailed Skimmer +8 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 · 15 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Thames & Severn WayWalking route69.8 km

Linking the Severn to the Thames following the route of the Stroudwater Navigation and Thames & Severn Canal as closely as possible using public rights of way. As the canals are restored, it will be updated to use the reinstated towpath wherever possible.

Named routeRef T&S WLength 69.8 kmPoint-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route79 m
Named routeRef 41Length 79 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route261 m
Named routeRef 41Length 261 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route896 m
Named routeRef 41Length 896 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Jurassic Hock Cliff

📷 Heather Sword · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Jurassic Hock Cliff

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🐄Slimbridge Wetland CentreVisitor farm4.7 km→🌱St Mary's ChurchUrban park2.2 km→✦FRAMPTON COURTHistoric site3.1 km→🌱Westbury Court GardenUrban park4.4 km→✦WESTBURY COURTHistoric site4.4 km→🐄Toad HallVisitor farm4.7 km→

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