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Walker's Brake

✦ Ancient woodland29 ha

📷 Ray Bird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome29 ha

Getting here

51.61279, -2.31666

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 330m away — 4 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, House Sparrow +76 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Liverwort · last seen 2023

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Speckled Bush-cricket +9 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Southern Hawker, Common Blue Damselfly, Speckled Bush-cricket +9 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby · 11 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km

approximate route of Charles II's escape

Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Little Avon CircuitWalking route1.5 km

Much is on grass, but the riverside walk is steeper with roots and steps.

Named routeLength 1.5 kmRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Pink TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Newark Park Purple TrailWalking route
Named routeRound tripLocal walking route
Wotton-under-Edge Cotswold Gateway Route 2Walking route8 km
Named routeRef WGR2Length 8 kmRound tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Avon CyclewayCycling route
Named routeRegional cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

16 public paths nearby

Public paths
Kennerwell Lanebridleway · 33 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 33 mSurface gravelPath type: service
Kennerwell Lanebridleway · 391 m
Public pathbridlewayLength 391 mSurface dirtPath type: bridleway
Winterspring Lanerestricted byway · 905 m
Public pathrestricted bywayLength 905 mSurface asphaltPath type: unclassified

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Beaufort Hunt, Tresham, Gloucestershire 2015

📷 Ray Bird · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beaufort Hunt, Tresham, Gloucestershire 2015

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Nearby places

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✦NEWARK PARKHistoric site2.4 km→🌱Wotton Community PARCUrban park4.3 km→🌱The GreenUrban park3.3 km→✦Roman villa and bathhouse remains in Lower Woods, 115m north west of Lower Woods LodgeHistoric site4.4 km→✦MOUNT HOUSE, ALDERLEYHistoric site1.3 km→🐄Wotton Farm ShopVisitor farm4.8 km→

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