Blake's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 5 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Free entry Dogs welcome 5 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.80440, -2.64326
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🌿 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🌿 Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +68 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Japanese Knotweed, Racomitrium obtusum · last seen 2022
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Dor Beetle, Minotaur Beetle +26 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Dor Beetle, Minotaur Beetle +26 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National 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 Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Bracelands to the Wye Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lydbrook Link Cycling route ▾
Symond's Yat Rock Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 117 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
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
11,043 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 11,043 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Dor Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle +5
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2025 Dor Beetle Geotrupes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 11,043 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Coal Tit · Chaffinch +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Sand Martin Riparia riparia2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Barn Owl Tyto alba2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel · Hazel Dormouse
Fallow Deer Dama dama Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
autumn
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Dor Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle +5
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator2025 Dor Beetle Geotrupes Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025 Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida2025 