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Wimberry Slade

✦ Ancient woodland38 ha

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

Mountain bikesWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome38 ha

Getting here

51.81006, -2.58196

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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
  • 🚴Start cycling visits early on summer days — trails are best before the heat builds
  • 🐕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
Parking· Paid

Best for

9 activities

Mountain biking

3 MTB/downhill trail(s)

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Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Wigeon, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Chaffinch, Blue Tit +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Honey Fungus, Torth Felen +128 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Honey Fungus, Torth Felen +128 more · last seen 2025

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Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Foraging

Fungi — Chanterelle, Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Tuberous Polypore +8 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
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Cycling

21 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
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Mountain biking

19 signed routes nearby

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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Coal mine, Wimberry Slade

📷 Richard Webb · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Coal mine, Wimberry Slade

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