Lower Woods Nature Reserve

Lower Woods Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in Hawkesbury, South Gloucestershire, England. Lower Woods Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the village Wickwar, as well as near the hamlet Hawkesbury.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bishop’s Hill Wood and Church of St Mary, Hawkesbury.

Bishop’s Hill Wood

Forest

Bishop's Hill Wood is a 30.6 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in England. It lies just to the east of the village of Wickwar, South Gloucestershire and was notified in 1984.

Church of St Mary, Hawkesbury

Church

Photo: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Church of St Mary in Hawkesbury, South Gloucestershire, England, was built in the 12th century. It is a Grade I listed building.

Parish Church of the Holy Trinity

Church

Photo: Dave and Vicky, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Yate and Wotton-under-Edge.

Yate

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Yate is a medium sized-town in Gloucestershire. It is contiguous with Chipping Sodbury. Yate is a major shopping destination for the local area. Its neighbour, Chipping Sodbury, is a market town, notable for entrepreneurs, magical authors, and computer programming and high tech.

Wotton-under-Edge

Photo: Lobsterthermidor, CC0.

Wotton-under-Edge is a market town of 5,600 people in Gloucestershire near the southern end of the Cotswolds. It is equidistant from Gloucester and Bristol, Cheltenham, Cirencester and Bath, a few miles from the M4 and M5.