Fowlswell Slade - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland5 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome5 ha
Getting here
51.76359, -2.49294
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
- 🌿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
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Salmon WayWalking route▾
Named routeArlingham paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km▾
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
10 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route▾
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m▾
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
15,664 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,664 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Nuthatch · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +49
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Little StintCalidris minuta2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella inflata · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Springy Turf-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Common Smoothcap +5
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Common Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,664 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds54 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Nuthatch · Blackbird · Coal Tit · Magpie · Carrion Crow +49
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- MagpiePica pica
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- RavenCorvus corax
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- DipperCinclus cinclus
- Great TitParus major
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2024
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2024
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- KingfisherAlcedo atthis
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- Little StintCalidris minuta2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2024
- RookCorvus frugilegus2024
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2024
Grey Squirrel · Brown Rat
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
- Brown RatRattus norvegicus
🦎Reptiles1 species
springsummer
2026▾
Slow-worm
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Frog
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects20 species
summerwinter
2026▾
Harlequin Ladybird · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella inflata · Harmonia axyridis form succinea +15
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus2025
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Volucella inflataVolucella inflata2025
- Harmonia axyridis form succineaHarmonia axyridis form succinea
Springy Turf-moss · Common Tamarisk-moss · Swan's-neck Thyme-moss · Bank Haircap · Common Smoothcap +5
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Common Tamarisk-mossThuidium tamariscinum
- Swan's-neck Thyme-mossMnium hornum
- Bank HaircapPolytrichum formosum
- Common SmoothcapAtrichum undulatum
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Common Feather-moss
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Minotaur Beetle
Minotaur Beetle
Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Hornet HoverflyVolucella zonaria2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025Deer KedLipoptena cervi2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025Oak Bush-cricketMeconema thalassinum2025TabanusTabanus2025TabanusTabanus2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilis2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Lesser Stag BeetleDorcus parallelipipedus2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Rose ChaferCetonia aurata2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha2025Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2024Pycnomerus fuliginosusPycnomerus fuliginosus2024Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2024Bembidion quadrimaculatumBembidion quadrimaculatum2024Kindbergia praelonga
Kindbergia praelonga
Pointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataPointed Spear-mossCalliergonella cuspidataLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaLateral CryphaeaCryphaea heteromallaForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataForked VeilwortMetzgeria furcataEvents & activities nearby
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