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Oakenhill Wood - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Mr Red · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.76177, -2.54756

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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
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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
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Best for

5 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

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
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
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Cycling

11 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
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National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
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Mountain biking

4 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route
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AditMountain bike route
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Elephant ManMountain bike route
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Y2KMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Orienteering Stone, Oakenhill Wood

📷 Mr Red · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Orienteering Stone, Oakenhill Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park4.5 km→🌱Lydney ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park5 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds600 m→🌱Whitemead Forest ParkUrban park1.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Castlemain

Low996 m→
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Parkend Walk Dam

2.4 km→
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Mallards Pike 2

Low2.5 km→

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