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Yatton Wood

✦ Ancient woodland35 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome35 ha

Getting here

51.96473, -2.53989

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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 477m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

9 activities

Wildlife

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

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Chiffchaff, Blackcap, Song Thrush +74 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Spotted-orchid, Small-leaved Lime, Devil's-bit Scabious +107 more · last seen 2024

Free

Insect spotting

Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Oedemera femoralis, Red-legged Shieldbug, Common Cockchafer +39 more · last seen 2026

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Foraging

Plants — Rough Hawkbit, Common Sorrel, Wood-sorrel +9 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

8 signed routes nearby · 16 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Herefordshire TrailWalking route246.5 km
Named routeLength 246.5 kmRegional walking route
Marcle Ridge Circular WalkWalking route4.5 km
Named routeLength 4.5 kmLocal walking route
Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope)Walking route

A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.

Named routeRegional walking route
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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling LoopCycling route
Named routeRef NCLRegional cycle route
Proposed NCN 44Cycling route
Named routeRef 44National Cycle Network

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Yatton Wood

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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🌱Henry Weston GardenUrban park3.8 km→✦HOMME HOUSEHistoric site3.3 km→✦Capler CampHistoric site5 km→✦Mortimer's Castle N and E of St Bartholomew's ChurchHistoric site4.2 km→✦Churchyard cross in St Michael and All Angels' churchyardHistoric site4.4 km→✦Caplar Camp Hill FortHistoric site4.9 km→

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