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Tumpshill Grove

✦ Ancient woodland5 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome5 ha

Getting here

51.85145, -2.59573

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦50+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Magpie and Blue Tit
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 🅿️Parking 361m away — 8 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

8 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Raven +47 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Magpie, Blue Tit, Raven +47 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

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

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby · 17 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
RLY12public footpath · 73 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 73 mPath type: footway
Stowfield Viaductpublic footpath · 31 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 31 mPath type: footway
RLY12public footpath · 97 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 97 mPath type: steps
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
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Mountain biking

17 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
Named route
FreeminersMountain bike route
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Ski RunMountain bike route
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Heading for Christchurch and Coleford

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heading for Christchurch and Coleford

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🌱Forest Holidays Forest of DeanUrban park5 km→✦Symonds Yat promontory fortHistoric site3 km→⛪St Dubricius's ChurchReligious grounds3.5 km→🐄Wye Valley Butterfly ZooVisitor farm3.7 km→✦HILL COURTHistoric site4.8 km→🌱Lower Lydbrook ParkUrban park600 m→

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