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Old Staple-edge Wood - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland21 ha

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

SeasonalWildlifeDogs
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome21 ha

Getting here

51.79619, -2.52027

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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
  • 📍Open access throughout summer — no booking required

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Wildlife

Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland

Free

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Bird watching

Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 9 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 239 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 239 mPath type: track
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 60 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 60 mPath type: track
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 54 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 54 mPath type: track
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Cycling

17 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
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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

Forest path in Staple-edge Wood

📷 Jeremy Bolwell · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Forest path in Staple-edge Wood

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park3.1 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park2.2 km→💧Mallards Pike 1 (highest)Reservoir1.6 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park1.6 km→💧Mallards Pike 2Reservoir1.8 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park2 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Lightmoor no 2 (bottom)

Low1.4 km→
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Lightmoor no 1 (top)

Low1.4 km→
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Mallards Pike 1 (highest)

Not High (England Use Only)1.6 km→

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