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Churchill Inclosure - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland1 ha

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome1 ha

Getting here

51.77248, -2.55378

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕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
Horse riding

Best for

5 activities

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

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 · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
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Cycling

14 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
Named route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route

Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail

Named routeLocal cycle route
Family skills route (moderate)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
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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
Named route
Mr RootyMountain bike route
Named route
CountdownMountain bike route
Named route
Push up routeMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Corner of Fancy Road and Woodland Road, Parkend

📷 Jaggery · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Corner of Fancy Road and Woodland Road, Parkend

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park3.8 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park3.8 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park4.5 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds700 m→🌱Whitemead Forest ParkUrban park1.1 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park1.5 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Castlemain

Low380 m→
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Parkend Walk Dam

1.3 km→
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Lower Cannop

High2.0 km→

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