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Ruardean Woodside Gloucestershire Map

Traditional county: Gloucestershire · District / Borough: Forest of Dean · Region: South West

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Place	Ruardean Woodside
Traditional County	Gloucestershire
District / Borough	Forest of Dean
Region	South West
Country	England, United Kingdom

Latitude	51.847967
Longitude	-2.544603
Place Type	Village

About Ruardean Woodside

Ruardean Woodside occupies a high, exposed ridge where the wind carries the damp scent of the Forest of Dean across the rooftops. It lies 2.5 miles north-west of Cinderford (from Cinderford: bearing 310°T, OS grid SO 625 167), and is situated south-east of Ruardean village. The terrain falls away sharply toward the quiet depths of Newham Bottom, where the light loses its intensity as it gathers among the ferns and shadowed timber. Ruardean Woodside maintains a stark, functional character, shaped by the hard labour of past coal extraction that once defined the rhythm of these slopes. Beyond the houses, the land rises again toward the scrubby crown of Shot Hill, where the soil is thin and the grass grows coarse against the sky. History lingers in the nearby earthworks of the old castle, though little remains now save for the faint, unnatural contours of a forgotten fortification. The air here feels thin and restless, untethered from the sheltered valleys that define the lower reaches of the county. Every lane in Ruardean Woodside ends abruptly against the encroaching woodland, marking the boundary between the stone of the hearth and the wild, tangled growth of the forest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Newham Bottom (Valley) — 0.4 mi, 196° SSW
Shot Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.5 mi, 296° WNW
Ruardean Castle (Scheduled Monument) — 0.7 mi, 334° NNW
Astonbridgehill Inclosure (Forest / Woodland) — 0.8 mi, 213° SSW
Horsley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.0 mi, 245° WSW
Serridge Green (Forest / Woodland) — 1.2 mi, 170° S
Greathough Brook (River) — 1.4 mi, 223° SW
Ragmans Lane Farm (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 294° WNW
Sir Francis Brain Monument (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 183° S
Dry Brook (River) — 1.6 mi, 116° ESE
Puddlebrook Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 1.7 mi, 054° NE
In Situ (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 190° S
Offa'S Dyke: Section 480M South East Of Stowfield Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 277° W
Lea Bailey Light Railway (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 033° NNE
Edgehills Quarry Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.2 mi, 090° E
Great Howle Camp (Scheduled Monument) — 2.3 mi, 338° NNW
Wig Pool (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.4 mi, 043° NE
Woorgreens Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 2.5 mi, 172° S
The Palace (Cinema) — 2.6 mi, 130° SE
Ruddle Marsh (Wetland) — 2.7 mi, 203° SSW
Pedal-a-Bike-Away Centre (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 202° SSW
Beechenhurst Lodge (Park) — 3.0 mi, 193° SSW
Coppett Hill Butterfly Site (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.3 mi, 288° WNW
Speech House Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 3.4 mi, 178° S
Littledean Jail (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 121° ESE
Hopewell Colliery (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 203° SSW
Coughton Marsh (Wetland) — 3.7 mi, 320° NW
Symonds Yat Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 263° W
Flaxley Abbey (Historic Park or Garden) — 4.1 mi, 102° ESE · 38 ha
Blaize Bailey Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 137° SE

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