Boatwood Plantation ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.68104, -2.65146
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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 — Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Nuthatch, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Chaffinch +65 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dilated Scalewort, Wood Spurge, Eyebright +4 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Minotaur Beetle, Emerald Damselfly +66 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Green Tiger Beetle, Minotaur Beetle, Emerald Damselfly +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map 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 Wales Coast Path (South Wales) Walking route ▾
Named route Ref WCP National walking route
Show on map 41 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
EuroVelo 1 - Atlantic Coast Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV1 International cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 4 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 4 National Cycle Network
Show on map EuroVelo 2 - Capitals Route - part United Kingdom 2 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV2 International cycle route
Show on map Wye Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Offa's Dyke Path in Boatwood Plantation
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Wildlife to spot
8,367 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Tree Pipit · Blackcap · Blackbird · Nuthatch +48
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Raven Corvus corax2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Rugged Oil-beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly +15
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Wood Spurge · Eyebright · Thin-spiked Wood-sedge · Spurge-laurel · Small Teasel +1
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Eyebright Euphrasia Thin-spiked Wood-sedge Carex strigosa2024 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2024 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2024 Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,367 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Great Spotted Woodpecker · Tree Pipit · Blackcap · Blackbird · Nuthatch +48
Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Raven Corvus corax2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Shelduck Tadorna tadorna2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Swift Apus apus2024 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 Slow-worm · Common Lizard · Adder
Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Adder Vipera berus 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 20 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Green Tiger Beetle · Rugged Oil-beetle · Lesser Stag Beetle · Western Honey Bee · Large Red Damselfly +15
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris Rugged Oil-beetle Meloe rugosus Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Wood Spurge · Eyebright · Thin-spiked Wood-sedge · Spurge-laurel · Small Teasel +1
Wood Spurge Euphorbia amygdaloides Eyebright Euphrasia Thin-spiked Wood-sedge Carex strigosa2024 Spurge-laurel Daphne laureola2024 Small Teasel Dipsacus pilosus2024 Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Cheilosia Cheilosia
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas bicolor2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2024 