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The Plantation

3 ha

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

51.76567, -2.20811

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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

5 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Jackdaw, Woodpigeon, Robin +46 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Rugged Oil-beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Rugged Oil-beetle, 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird +9 more · last seen 2026

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

9 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
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
Walk Around Stroud (The WAS Way)Walking route
Named routeRef WASRound tripLocal walking route
MST27Walking route
Named routeRef MST27
Wheelchair Accessible (Thames & Severn Way)Walking route

Wheelchair accessible towpath diversion around steps at Bowbridge Lock, officially signposted

Named routeRef (T&S W)Point-to-pointRegional walking route
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Cycling

33 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mercian WayCycling route
Named routeRef 45National Cycle Network
Mercian Way (Stroud branch)Cycling route
Named routeRef (45)National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route817 m
Named routeRef 45Length 817 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 45Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
N/ACycling route50 m
Named routeLength 50 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
N/ACycling route68 m
Named routeLength 68 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Valley Side, Painswick Valley

📷 Terry Jacombs · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Valley Side, Painswick Valley

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Stratford ParkUrban park2.1 km→🌱Stratford ParkUrban park2 km→🌱Walled GardenUrban park2.1 km→🌱Bank GardensUrban park2.2 km→🌱Bank GardensUrban park2.2 km→✦PAINSWICK HOUSEHistoric site3.1 km→

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