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Wyeseal Wood

✦ Ancient woodland54 ha

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome54 ha

Getting here

51.75142, -2.65921

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • ☀️June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days
  • 🌿Foraging is at its best in summer here
  • ☕The Florence Tea Shop — makes this an easy full-day family visit without needing to pack food

Good to know

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

Best for

11 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Mallard +73 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Buttercup, Herb-Robert +122 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Plants — Bramble, Hogweed, Ground-elder +13 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Mushroom foraging

Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Jelly Rot +8 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Jelly Rot +8 more · last seen 2024

Varies

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Southern Hawker +88 more · last seen 2025

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
🚶

Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Allen's Grovepublic footpath · 693 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 693 mSurface unpavedPath type: footway
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Cycling

1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
🐴

Horse riding

7 public paths nearby

Public paths

No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Bluebells in Wyeseal Wood

📷 Chris Heaton · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Bluebells in Wyeseal Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Millennium GreenUrban park3.8 km→🌱Babington MeadowUrban park3.8 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section 65m north of Brook HouseHistoric site4.3 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section in Cutt's Orchard, 230m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site4.5 km→✦Offa's Dyke: section on Madgett Hill, 290m south east of Brook HouseHistoric site4.6 km→🌱2nd Lawdley Road parkUrban park5 km→

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