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Larch Wood - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

ForagingWildlifeBirds
Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.72898, -2.58629

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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
Walking trails

Best for

6 activities

Foraging

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Wildlife

Ancient woodland; Traditional orchard priority habitat

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Insect spotting

Traditional orchard — specialist orchard insects and lichens

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
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Cycling

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route502 m
Named routeRef 42Length 502 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Woodland management

📷 Jonathan Billinger · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Woodland management

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park3.8 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park2.4 km→✦The socket stone and part of the shaft of a churchyard cross in St Andrew's churchyardHistoric site4.3 km→🌱Old Pleasure GardensUrban park2.8 km→⛪St Josephs Roman Catholic ChurchReligious grounds4.1 km→

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