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📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome

Getting here

51.78769, -2.16195

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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
Parking· Free

Best for

7 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +52 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +59 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Meadow Brown, Ringlet, Marbled White +59 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Bramble +71 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Common Nettle, Creeping Buttercup, Bramble +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Common Nettle, Bramble, Dandelion +8 more foraging species

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wysis WayWalking route88.5 km

Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye

Named routeRef WYSLength 88.5 kmRegional walking route
Glevum WayWalking route42 km

A circular path around Gloucester passing through a varied landscape of river plain and limestone hillsides

Named routeLength 42 kmRegional walking route
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
Route EUL 1Walking route
Named routeRef EUL 1
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Cycling

6 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
N/ACycling route68 m
Named routeLength 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route192 m
Named routeLength 192 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route15 m
Named routeLength 15 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route14 m
Named routeLength 14 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Alternative RouteCycling route311 m
Named routeRef 45Length 311 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
🐴

Horse riding

3 public paths nearby

Public paths

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

St. John's church, Sheepscombe, interior

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

St. John's church, Sheepscombe, interior

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✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site2.6 km→🌱Prinknash Bird and Deer ParkUrban park3.8 km→✦Lypiatt ParkHistoric site4 km→✦High Brotheridge campHistoric site4.1 km→🦉COOPERS HILL, GLOUCESTERNature reserve4.3 km→✦Painswick Hill (or Kimsbury) campHistoric site3 km→

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