Brandhill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 18 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🐴 Horses🦅 Birds
Free entry Dogs welcome 18 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.94739, -2.46274
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 🐴 1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 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 🐴 1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🐴 Horse riding
Very strong match
1 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blackbird, Wren, Robin +55 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Daffodil, Heather, Green-winged Orchid +19 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Southern Hawker, Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly +75 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Southern Hawker, Glow-worm, Emperor Dragonfly +75 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic; Plants — Bilberry, White Dead-nettle, Dandelion
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 2 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Poets' Path No 1 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref PP1 Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map Daffodil Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref daf Local walking route
Show on map Poets' Path No 2 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref PP2 Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Byway (Ledbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury area) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named route Ref NB 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 Brandhill Wood in Springtime
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Wildlife to spot
10,561 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 10,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +28
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Hazel Dormouse · Brown Rat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Otter
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruddy Darter +14
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Green-winged Orchid
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 10,561 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 33 species
winter spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Wren · Robin · Blackbird · Great Tit · Blue Tit +28
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Hazel Dormouse · Brown Rat · Brown Long-eared Bat · Grey Squirrel · Otter
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Brown Rat Rattus norvegicus Brown Long-eared Bat Plecotus auritus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Otter Lutra lutra 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 19 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Southern Hawker · Migrant Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Dark-edged Bee-fly · Ruddy Darter +14
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Green-winged Orchid
Green-winged Orchid Anacamptis morio Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Azure Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella2025
Coenagrion puella2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Black-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa coccinea2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Trypodendron domesticum Trypodendron domesticum2025
Trypodendron domesticum Trypodendron domesticum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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