Bigsweir Woods, Letcombe Valley

Name: Bigsweir Woods
Address: Letcombe Valley, United Kingdom

#26 among attractions in Letcombe Valley

Natural attraction, Protected area

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Bigsweir Woods is a 48.16-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1984. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site. ()

Coordinates: 51°45'4"N, 2°39'33"W

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Letcombe Valley United Kingdom

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Bigsweir Woods – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: St Briavels Castle, Bigsweir Bridge, Church of St Oudoceus, Lower Hael Wood.

1.2 miSE
Forts and castles
St Briavels Castle, Lydney
31 min walk • St Briavels Castle is a moated Norman castle at St Briavels in the English county of Gloucestershire. The castle is noted for its huge Edwardian gatehouse that guards the entrance.
0.7 miSW
Bridge
Bigsweir Bridge, Letcombe Valley
19 min walk • Bigsweir Bridge is an 1827 road bridge crossing the River Wye, straddling the boundary between the parish of St. Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, and Llandogo, Monmouthshire, Wales.
1.7 miSW
Church
Church of St Oudoceus, Letcombe Valley
44 min walk • The Church of St Oudoceus, Llandogo, Monmouthshire is a parish church built in 1859–1861. The church is dedicated to St Oudoceus, an early Bishop of Llandaff who retired to Llandogo and was reputed to have died there in about AD 700. Designed by the ecclesiastical architect John Pollard Seddon, the church has a notable painted interior.
1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Lower Hael Wood, Letcombe Valley
33 min walk • Lower Hael Wood is a semi-ancient woodland and Site of Special Scientific Interest, noted for its biological characteristics, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. It is part of the wider Hael Woods complex. The wood is on the side of the River Wye which is the border between Wales and England.
1.2 miE
Forts and castles
Stow Green, Letcombe Valley
31 min walk • Stow Green Castle, also known as Castle Tump, was a castle near the village of St Briavels in Gloucestershire, England. The castle is believed to have been built after the Norman Conquest.

Bigsweir Woods, Letcombe Valley

Facts and practical information

Letcombe Valley plan & book

Bigsweir Woods – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

St Briavels Castle, Lydney

Bigsweir Bridge, Letcombe Valley

Church of St Oudoceus, Letcombe Valley

Lower Hael Wood, Letcombe Valley

Stow Green, Letcombe Valley