Brooks Head Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 16 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 16 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.82721, -2.60234
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 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 Early mornings are best for dog walks in summer — visit before 9am to avoid the heat and find quieter trails 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bluebell · last seen 2018
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes, Eristalis tenax +58 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 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 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mallards Pike Link Cycling route ▾
Bracelands Cycle Trail 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 Lydbrook Link Cycling route ▾
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
5,654 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 5,654 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Swift Apus apus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Batman Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +2
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 5,654 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
winter summer
2025 ▾
Blue Tit · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon +42
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Robin Erithacus rubecula Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greenfinch Chloris chloris Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldcrest Regulus regulus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Linnet Linaria cannabina2024 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Rook Corvus frugilegus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater Green Woodpecker Picus viridis House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Cuckoo Cuculus canorus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Redwing Turdus iliacus Swift Apus apus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa2024 Goosander Mergus merganser2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2023 Siskin Spinus spinus2023 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2023 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer
2024 ▾
Rabbit · Grey Squirrel
Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Batman Hoverfly · Speckled Bush-cricket +2
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2024 Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024 Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2023
2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2023 