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Acorn Patch - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland9 ha

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Free entryDogs welcome9 ha

Getting here

51.79497, -2.54469

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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

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

1 signed route nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 522 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 522 mPath type: track
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 464 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 464 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 1 km
Public pathpublic footpathLength 1 kmPath type: track
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Cycling

17 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
Lydbrook LinkCycling route
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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

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VerderersMountain bike route
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FreeminersMountain bike route
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Ski RunMountain bike route
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Mr RootyMountain bike route
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CountdownMountain bike route
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Push up routeMountain bike route
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Wildlife to spot

Photos

Nelson Grove, Saintlow Inclosure

📷 Pauline E · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Nelson Grove, Saintlow Inclosure

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park1.7 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park1.3 km→🌱Bells FieldUrban park4.5 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park1.3 km→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site1.4 km→💧Mallards Pike 1 (highest)Reservoir1.8 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Speech House Lake

Low377 m→
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Upper Cannop

High1.6 km→
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Mallards Pike 1 (highest)

Not High (England Use Only)1.8 km→

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