Dymock Woods SSSI

#7000 among destinations in the United Kingdom

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Dymock Woods is a 53-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1990. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site. ()

Elevation: 266 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 51°57'18"N, 2°26'54"W

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Dymock Woods SSSI – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: May Hill, International Centre for Birds of Prey, Eastnor Castle, Hellens.

4.5 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
May Hill
116 min walk • May Hill is a prominent English hill between Gloucester and Ross-on-Wye. Its summit, on the western edge of Gloucestershire and its northern slopes in Herefordshire, is distinguishable by a clump of trees on its summit, which forms an official Site of Special Scientific Interest.
3 miS
Park
International Centre for Birds of Prey, Newent
76 min walk • The International Centre for Birds of Prey, formerly the National Birds of Prey Centre, in the United Kingdom houses a large collection of birds of prey with over 60 species of owls, eagles and hawks. It works towards the conservation of birds of prey through education, captive breeding, research and rehabilitation.
5.8 miNE
Historical place, Park, Forts and castles
Eastnor Castle, Ledbury
148 min walk • Eastnor Castle, Eastnor, Herefordshire, is a 19th-century mock castle. Eastnor was built for The 1st Earl Somers, who employed Robert Smirke, who was later to work at the British Museum, as his architect. The castle was built between 1811–1820.
3.5 miNW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Hellens, Ledbury
89 min walk • Hellens Manor, also known as Hellens House or simply Hellens and located in the village of Much Marcle in Herefordshire is one of the oldest dwellings in England, primarily composed of Tudor, Jacobean, and Georgian architecture, but the foundations date from the 12th century, with some elements older still.
6.4 miNE
Forts and castles
Bronsil Castle, Ledbury
164 min walk • Bronsil Castle was a fortified manor house about 1 mile to the east of Eastnor in Herefordshire, England near Ledbury. It is a Grade II* listed building, first listed in 1967.
6.9 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Midsummer Hill
177 min walk • Midsummer Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs approximately 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. It lies to the south of Herefordshire Beacon with views to Eastnor Castle. It has an elevation of 284 metres. To the north is Swinyard Hill.
3.6 miE
National park
Collinpark Wood SSSI
92 min walk • Collinpark Wood is a 66.69-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966, revised in 1974 and renotified in 1983. There was a boundary change in 1983. There are seven units of assessment. Unit 1 is a 15-hectare area owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust.
1.7 miNW
Museum, Church
St Edward's Church
44 min walk • The Church of St Edward the Confessor in Kempley is a parish church in the Forest of Dean district of Gloucestershire, England, close to the border with Herefordshire.
6.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Hill
Raggedstone Hill
163 min walk • Raggedstone Hill is situated on the range of Malvern Hills that runs approximately 13 kilometres north-south along the Herefordshire-Worcestershire border. Raggedstone Hill lies close to the borders of Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire. It has an elevation of 254 metres.
6.9 miNE
Hill
Hollybush Hill, Ledbury
177 min walk • Hollybush Hill is situated in the range of Malvern Hills that runs approximately 13 kilometres north–south along the Herefordshire–Worcestershire border. It lies to the east of Midsummer Hill. It has an elevation of 242 metres.
4.2 miW
Church, Romanesque architecture
Yatton Chapel, Letcombe Valley
108 min walk • Yatton Chapel is a redundant Anglican church in Yatton, south-east Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.