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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🍄Fungi
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome
Getting here
51.79354, -2.60993
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
🌤️ Visiting this summer
- 🐦66+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Wigeon and Robin
- 🍄Mushroom foraging is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
Birds — Wigeon, Robin, Woodpigeon +63 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Torth Felen, Honey Fungus +218 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
toilets; Urban park — family destination
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Harlequin Ladybird, Violet Ground Beetle +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling route▾
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route▾
Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail
Named routeLocal cycle route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route▾
FreeminersMountain bike route▾
Ski RunMountain bike route▾
Mr RootyMountain bike route▾
CountdownMountain bike route▾
Push up routeMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
20,666 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
20,666 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Robin · Hawfinch · Magpie · Wren +39
- WigeonMareca penelope
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PochardAythya ferina
- PintailAnas acuta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Glow-worm · 2-spot Ladybird +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
🍄Fungi60 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · King Alfred's Cakes · Turkeytail · Honey Fungus +55
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
Fox-tail Feather-moss
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
20,666 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Robin · Hawfinch · Magpie · Wren +39
- WigeonMareca penelope
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- PochardAythya ferina
- PintailAnas acuta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
🐝Insects8 species
springsummer
2025▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Violet Ground Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Glow-worm · 2-spot Ladybird +3
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- 2-spot LadybirdAdalia bipunctata
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
🍄Fungi60 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · King Alfred's Cakes · Turkeytail · Honey Fungus +55
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
Fox-tail Feather-moss
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Tiger Beetle
Green Tiger Beetle
Cicindela campestris
Cicindela campestris
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisOchre Brittlegill
Ochre Brittlegill
Russula ochroleuca
Russula ochroleuca
Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransGobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformisGobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformisJellybabyLeotia lubricaJellybabyLeotia lubricaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaPurplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinumPurplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinumGrooved BonnetMycena polygrammaGrooved BonnetMycena polygrammaCollared EarthstarGeastrum michelianumCollared EarthstarGeastrum michelianumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumWhite BrainExidia thuretianaWhite BrainExidia thuretianaBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiAntrodiaAntrodiaAntrodiaAntrodiaWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumTwig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealisTwig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealisButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumRed-Belted BracketFomitopsis pinicolaRed-Belted BracketFomitopsis pinicolaCommon RustgillGymnopilus penetransCommon RustgillGymnopilus penetransYellowedge BonnetMycena citrinomarginataYellowedge BonnetMycena citrinomarginataCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumWhite FibrecapInocybe geophyllaWhite FibrecapInocybe geophyllaRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataPanthercapAmanita pantherinaPanthercapAmanita pantherinaBluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinusBluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinusShaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosaShaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosaBurgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopusBurgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopusAmanita WridogAmanita rubescensAmanita WridogAmanita rubescensMacrolepiota konradiiMacrolepiota konradiiMacrolepiota konradiiMacrolepiota konradiiTuberous PolyporePolyporus tuberasterTuberous PolyporePolyporus tuberasterChanterelleCantharellus cibariusChanterelleCantharellus cibariusAmbarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota proceraAmbarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota proceraRinged ConecapPholiotina arrheniiRinged ConecapPholiotina arrheniiPenny BunBoletus edulisPenny BunBoletus edulisScarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiatorScarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiatorPurple BrittlegillRussula atropurpureaPurple BrittlegillRussula atropurpureaFool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosaFool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosaPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaAmanita'r GwybedAmanita muscariaAmanita'r GwybedAmanita muscariaSticky ScalycapPholiota gummosaSticky ScalycapPholiota gummosaShaggy BracketInonotus hispidusShaggy BracketInonotus hispidusJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeDead Man's FingersXylaria polymorphaDead Man's FingersXylaria polymorphaTutsan RustMelampsora hypericorumTutsan RustMelampsora hypericorumCobalt CrustTerana coeruleaCobalt CrustTerana coeruleaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataHazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscumHazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscumPeziza micropusPeziza micropusPeziza micropusPeziza micropus