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The Grove

✦ Ancient woodland25 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeInsects
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome25 ha

Getting here

51.68705, -2.31241

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 250m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Black-tailed Godwit +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Black-tailed Godwit +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Insect spotting

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Glow-worm, Dark Bush-cricket, Rugged Oil-beetle +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Cotswold Way

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

7 signed routes nearby · 24 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Cotswold Way (Stinchcombe Hill by pass)Walking route

a short cut across bottom section of Stinchcombe Hill Golf Course

Named routeRef CWNational walking route
Woodchester Blue TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 1Walking route12.1 km
Named routeRef WGR1Length 12.1 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Windsor Lanepublic footpath · 212 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 212 mPath type: track
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Cycling

5 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route1.5 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.5 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface bareearth
Main RouteCycling route94 m
Named routeRef 41Length 94 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route34 m
Named routeRef 41Length 34 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

12 public paths nearby

Public paths
Crawley Lanebridleway · 178 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 178 mPath type: residential

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Uley Bury

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Uley Bury

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✦Uley Bury campHistoric site200 m→✦West Hill Romano-Celtic templeHistoric site1.1 km→🌱Vale Community Hospital AllotmentsUrban park2.9 km→🌱Holywell OrchardUrban park3.4 km→✦STANCOMBE PARKHistoric site4.9 km→🌱Uley Millennium GreenUrban park800 m→

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