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Wide Hope

22 ha
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Free entryDogs welcome22 ha

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +84 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wren, Carrion Crow, Chaffinch +84 more · last seen 2025

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Neophilaenus lineatus +15 more · last seen 2025; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Southern Hawker, Neophilaenus lineatus +15 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Bilberry, Pirri-pirri-bur · last seen 2024; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Bilberry, Pirri-pirri-bur · last seen 2024

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Borderline GreenwayWalking route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

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