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Yewtreebrake Inclosure - Woodland plantation

✦ Ancient woodland12 ha

📷 John Winder · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome12 ha

Getting here

51.80352, -2.53213

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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
  • 🅿️Parking 493m away — 2 car parks within reach

Good to know

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

Best for

7 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Bird watching

Ancient woodland — owls, woodpeckers, warblers

Free

Wildlife

Ancient woodland

Free

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Heritage

Ancient woodland — historic landscape

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Mineral Looppublic footpath · 464 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 464 mSurface gravelPath type: cycleway
Family Cycle Routepublic footpath · 102 m
Public pathpublic footpathLength 102 mPath 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
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
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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

Old railway sleepers in the undergrowth

📷 John Winder · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Old railway sleepers in the undergrowth

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Beechenhurst LodgeUrban park2.1 km→🌱The Cyril Hart ArboretumUrban park1.1 km→✦Speech House HotelHistoric site1.4 km→🌱Ruspidge Recreational GroundUrban park1.8 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park2.3 km→💧Mallards Pike 1 (highest)Reservoir2.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Speech House Lake

Low986 m→
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Woorgreens

Not High (England Use Only)1.0 km→
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Lightmoor no 2 (bottom)

Low1.0 km→

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