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The Belt

3 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsForaging
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.00436, -1.94870

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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

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

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

Free

Foraging

Plants — Wild Onion, Ground-elder, Dandelion +10 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Seasonal nature

Plants — Red Fescue, Charlock, Broad-leaved Dock +74 more · last seen 2018; Plants — Red Fescue, Charlock, Broad-leaved Dock +74 more · last seen 2018

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2021; Insects — Small White, Large White, Gatekeeper +27 more · last seen 2021

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Donnington WayWalking route100 km
Named routeLength 100 kmLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Wyche WayWalking route79 km

A trail linking the Offa's Dyke Path at Kington to the Cotswold Way above Broadway, via the Wyche Cutting on the Malvern Hills.

Named routeLength 79 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Cotswold CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRef CCRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route6.5 km
Named routeRef 41Length 6.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

1 public path nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

View to Alderton, Dumbleton and Bredon Hills

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View to Alderton, Dumbleton and Bredon Hills

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✦TODDINGTON MANORHistoric site800 m→✦STANWAY HOUSEHistoric site2.9 km→✦Hailes Abbey and ringworkHistoric site4.2 km→🌱Winchcombe ParkUrban park4.8 km→✦Hailes AbbeyHistoric site4.2 km→🐄Hayles Farm ShopVisitor farm4.6 km→

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