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Welshbury Wood

✦ Ancient woodland36 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome36 ha

Getting here

51.83785, -2.46757

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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
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Rough Comfrey, Grey-cushioned Grimmia, Wall Screw-moss · last seen 2022

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Glow-worm, 14-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Glow-worm, 14-spot Ladybird +55 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional 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
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Geopark WayWalking route175 km
Named routeRef geoLength 175 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
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Cycling

7 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle 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
Main RouteCycling route7.4 km
Named routeRef 42Length 7.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route177 m
Named routeRef 42Length 177 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route591 m
Named routeRef 42Length 591 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Sheep pasture and Welshbury Wood

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Sheep pasture and Welshbury Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦FLAXLEY ABBEYHistoric site1.3 km→⛪St Michael's ChurchReligious grounds3.4 km→✦WESTBURY COURTHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Westbury Court GardenUrban park4.3 km→✦Welshbury Hill FortHistoric site100 m→✦Welshbury hillfort and associated earthworksHistoric site200 m→

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