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Dixton Wood - Woodland plantation

2 ha

📷 Roger Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome2 ha

Getting here

51.99285, -2.01945

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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
Horse riding

Best for

5 activities

Dog walks

Dogs allowed — public woodland

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Forest walks

Public woodland

Free

Hiking

Named hiking route nearby: Winchcombe Way (West)

Free

Wildlife

Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

11 signed routes nearby · 3 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Cotswold WayWalking route164 km
Named routeRef CWLength 164 kmNational walking route
Wychavon WayWalking route67 km

A route from Holt Fleet on the River Severn to Winchcombe in the Cotswolds.

Named routeRef WyWLength 67 kmRegional walking route
Windrush WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance walk by the LDWA.

Named routeRef WinLength 22 km
Warden's WayWalking route22 km

Winchcombe - Bourton-on-the-Water. No longer classified as a long distance route by the LDWA

Named routeRef WarLength 22 km
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Cycling

16 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Route 21Cycling route
Named routeRef 21Local cycle route
Bishops Cleeve Bypass Cycle RouteCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
National Byway (Oxon and Glos)Cycling route
Named routeRef NBRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route292 m
Named routeRef 41Length 292 mNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm
Main RouteCycling route1.6 km
Named routeRef 41Length 1.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Maize field near Alstone, Gloucestershire

📷 Roger Davies · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Maize field near Alstone, Gloucestershire

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Nottingham CampHistoric site4.3 km→✦Nottingham Hill campHistoric site4.3 km→✦TODDINGTON MANORHistoric site4.6 km→✦Dixton Hill campHistoric site2.1 km→🌽Alderton AllotmentsAllotments1.2 km→⛪St John's ChurchReligious grounds3.3 km→

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