Birchill Inclosure ✦ Ancient woodland 147 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🌲 Walks🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 147 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.78596, -2.58381
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat 🐕 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🌳 Large woodland — room to roam🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Very strong match
2 marked walking trail(s)
Free
🐶 Dog walks
Very strong match
Dogs allowed — woodland with marked walking trails
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Blue Tit, Robin +79 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Torth Felen, Honey Fungus +48 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Torth Felen, Honey Fungus +48 more · last seen 2025
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FoDST Local walking route
Show on map Bracelands to the Wye Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 18 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike Link Cycling route ▾
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Symond's Yat Rock Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Family cycle route (easy) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Verderers Mountain bike route ▾
Freeminers Mountain bike route ▾
Ski Run Mountain bike route ▾
Mr Rooty Mountain bike route ▾
Countdown Mountain bike route ▾
Push up route Mountain bike route ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
54,086 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 54,086 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Coot · Wren +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Abax parallelepipedus · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Hairy Curtain Crust · Common Stump Brittlestem · Ochre Brittlegill · Fragrant Funnel · Goblet +25
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Common Stump Brittlestem Psathyrella piluliformis Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis Jellybaby Leotia lubrica Honey Fungus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 54,086 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
autumn winter
2026 ▾
Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Coal Tit · Coot · Wren +38
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Coot Fulica atra2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Wigeon Mareca penelope2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes2025 Dipper Cinclus cinclus2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Grey Squirrel · Pine Marten
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Pine Marten Martes martes 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 2 species
winter autumn
2026 ▾
Abax parallelepipedus · Anoplotrupes stercorosus
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Hairy Curtain Crust · Common Stump Brittlestem · Ochre Brittlegill · Fragrant Funnel · Goblet +25
Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Common Stump Brittlestem Psathyrella piluliformis Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis Jellybaby Leotia lubrica Honey Fungus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Armillaria mellea
Armillaria mellea
Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola
Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Yellowedge Bonnet Mycena citrinomarginata
Yellowedge Bonnet Mycena citrinomarginata
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum
Grooved Bonnet Mycena polygramma
Grooved Bonnet Mycena polygramma
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Antrodia Antrodia
Antrodia Antrodia
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis
Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
King Alfred's Cakes Daldinia concentrica
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Turkeytail Trametes versicolor
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis
Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Scaly Earthball Scleroderma verrucosum
Scaly Earthball Scleroderma verrucosum 