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Upper Roughs

✦ Ancient woodland3 ha

📷 Wikipedia · HM Fort Roughs · CC BY-SA 3.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome3 ha

Getting here

52.06107, -2.00210

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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
  • 🐕Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Jackdaw +69 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +65 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Small White +65 more · last seen 2025

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Mistletoe, Bluebell, Hyacinthoides +5 more · last seen 2018

Free

Cycling

Named cycling route nearby: Route 41

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

9 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km

From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury

Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
Millennium Way (Warks)Walking route100 km

A 100 mile long distance footpath, across the centre of England from Pershore to Chipping Warden via Meriden.

Named routeLength 100 kmRegional 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
Pershore Bridges Circular WalkWalking route5 km
Named routeLength 5 kmLocal 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

18 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Cotswold Line Cycle Route (under development)Cycling route
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route911 m
Named routeRef 41Length 911 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.4 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Horse riding

4 public paths nearby

Public paths
Saltwaybridleway · 914 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 914 mSurface gravelPath type: bridleway

Wildlife to spot

Photos

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📷 Wikipedia · HM Fort Roughs · CC BY-SA 3.0

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