Clearwellmeend Inclosure Number 2 - Conifer woodland
6 ha
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome6 ha
Getting here
51.76959, -2.60188
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
- 🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
🌤️ 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
- 🛝Playground 162m away — built-in entertainment for younger visitors alongside the wider site
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
🅿️Parking· Free🛝Playground
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🛝Family friendly
Strong match
playground
Free
Conifer plantation — limited but present wildlife
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km▾
Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route
Offa's Dyke PathWalking route285 km▾
Named routeRef ODPLength 285 kmNational walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Highmeadow TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
15 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route▾
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Hicksters Way LoopCycling route▾
Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail
Named routeLocal cycle route
Symond's Yat RockCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
VerderersMountain bike route▾
FreeminersMountain bike route▾
Ski RunMountain bike route▾
Mr RootyMountain bike route▾
CountdownMountain bike route▾
Push up routeMountain bike route▾
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Wildlife to spot
15,788 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
15,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Wren +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Stenamma debile · Gatekeeper · Small White · Violet Ground Beetle +12
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Stenamma debileStenamma debile
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
🌿Plants3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Bruch's Pincushion · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
15,788 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds45 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Magpie · Robin · Wren +40
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- MagpiePica pica
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Great TitParus major
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SwiftApus apus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- RavenCorvus corax
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- SiskinSpinus spinus2024
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris2024
- Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2024
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2024
🐸Amphibians1 species
winter
2026▾
Common Toad
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Stenamma debile · Gatekeeper · Small White · Violet Ground Beetle +12
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Stenamma debileStenamma debile
- GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024
- Small WhitePieris rapae2024
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
🌿Plants3 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Fox-tail Feather-moss · Bruch's Pincushion · Cypress-leaved Plait-moss
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
- Bruch's PincushionUlota bruchii2024
- Cypress-leaved Plait-mossHypnum cupressiforme2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Brown
Meadow Brown
Maniola jurtina2024
Maniola jurtina2024
Swollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisSwollen-thighed BeetleOedemera nobilisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisGreen Tiger BeetleCicindela campestrisChilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Chilenocaecilius ornatipennisChilenocaecilius ornatipennis2024Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus2024Platycis minutusPlatycis minutus2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Southern HawkerAeshna cyanea2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Silver-washed FritillaryArgynnis paphia2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Large WhitePieris brassicae2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024