Staple-edge Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland16 ha
Plan your visit
🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome16 ha
Getting here
51.79151, -2.52097
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Ancient woodland; Purple moor grass and rush pastures priority habitat
Free
Wet grassland and rushes — snipe, curlew and moorland birds
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km1 signed route nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
Spruce Ridepublic footpath · 239 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 239 mPath type: track
17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Lydbrook LinkCycling 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
Family skills route (moderate)Cycling 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▾
Photos
Forest path in Staple-edge Wood
Weather for this location
Next 14 daysNearby places
Useful places within 5 km
Own or manage this place?
Claim this listing to keep details accurate, add photos, and highlight what makes it special — free.
Claim this page→How useful was the information on this page?
id: d310a99d-fa22-46c2-ac19-d16854b07295
Events & activities nearby
Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
Wildlife to spot
28,304 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
28,304 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Hawfinch · Greylag Goose · Siskin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +14
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Oak Mazegill · Turkeytail · Torth Felen · Candlesnuff Fungus · Oak Curtain Crust +111
- Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Oak Curtain CrustHymenochaete rubiginosa
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Bitter Oysterling
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
28,304 records · National Biodiversity NetworkRobin · Hawfinch · Greylag Goose · Siskin · Great Spotted Woodpecker +14
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2025
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Oak Mazegill · Turkeytail · Torth Felen · Candlesnuff Fungus · Oak Curtain Crust +111
- Oak MazegillDaedalea quercina
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Candlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylon2025
- Oak Curtain CrustHymenochaete rubiginosa
- Razor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulina
- Bitter Oysterling
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Panellus stipticus
Panellus stipticus
Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Butter CapRhodocollybia butyracea2025Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata2025Meadow CoralClavulinopsis corniculata2025Orange MosscapRickenella fibula2025Orange MosscapRickenella fibula2025Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis2025Variable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilis2025Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2025Common Jelly SpotDacrymyces stillatus2025Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2025Ochre BrittlegillRussula ochroleuca2025DeceiverLaccaria laccata2025DeceiverLaccaria laccata2025Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa2025Trooping FunnelInfundibulicybe geotropa2025ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius2025ChanterelleCantharellus cibarius2025Artist's BracketGanoderma applanatumArtist's BracketGanoderma applanatumWhite BrainExidia thuretianaWhite BrainExidia thuretianaClustered BrittlestemBritzelmayria multipedataClustered BrittlestemBritzelmayria multipedataYellow BrainTremella mesentericaYellow BrainTremella mesentericaSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumCommon Grey DiscoMollisia cinereaCommon Grey DiscoMollisia cinereaWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataWrinkled CrustPhlebia radiataIron PorecrustFuscoporia ferreaIron PorecrustFuscoporia ferreaAmber JellyExidia recisaAmber JellyExidia recisaBracken MapRhopographus filicinusBracken MapRhopographus filicinusCrystal BrainExidia nucleataCrystal BrainExidia nucleataBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeBeech WoodwartHypoxylon fragiformeNeonectria coccineaNeonectria coccineaNeonectria coccineaNeonectria coccineaGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensGreen ElfcupChlorociboria aeruginascensHolly ParachuteMarasmius hudsonii2025Holly ParachuteMarasmius hudsonii2025Dendrospora tenellaDendrospora tenella2025Dendrospora tenellaDendrospora tenella2025Golden WaxcapHygrocybe chlorophana2025Golden WaxcapHygrocybe chlorophana2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Wood BlewitsLepista nuda2025Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2025Scarlet WaxcapHygrocybe coccinea2025Anguillospora crassaAnguillospora crassa2025Anguillospora crassaAnguillospora crassa2025Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025Witch's ButterExidia glandulosa2025Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2025Smoky BracketBjerkandera adusta2025Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2025Parrot WaxcapGliophorus psittacinus2025Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2025Meadow WaxcapCuphophyllus pratensis var. pratensis2025Olive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotina2025Olive OysterlingSarcomyxa serotina2025Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2025Snowy WaxcapCuphophyllus virgineus var. virgineus2025Red-Belted BracketFomitopsis pinicola2025Red-Belted BracketFomitopsis pinicola2025BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2025BallerinaPorpolomopsis calyptriformis2025Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans2025Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragrans2025Flabellospora acuminataFlabellospora acuminata2025Flabellospora acuminataFlabellospora acuminata2025Lilac BonnetMycena pura2025Lilac BonnetMycena pura2025Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2025Wrinkled ClubClavulina rugosa2025Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2025Amethyst DeceiverLaccaria amethystina2025Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis2025Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis2025Scaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosum2025Scaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosum2025Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea2025Leafy BrainPhaeotremella foliacea2025Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2025Deer ShieldPluteus cervinus2025Corwystrysen WastadCrepidotus applanatus2025Corwystrysen WastadCrepidotus applanatus2025Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025Glistening InkcapCoprinellus micaceus2025Beechleaf BonnetMycena capillaris2025Beechleaf BonnetMycena capillaris2025White SaddleHelvella crispa2025White SaddleHelvella crispa2025Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans2025Black BulgarBulgaria inquinans2025Cystolepiota hetieriCystolepiota hetieri2025Cystolepiota hetieriCystolepiota hetieri2025Botwm Jeli FfawyddNeobulgaria pura2025Botwm Jeli FfawyddNeobulgaria pura2025Small StagshornCalocera cornea2025Small StagshornCalocera cornea2025Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025Tawny GrisetteAmanita fulva2025Blackening BrittlegillRussula nigricans2025Blackening BrittlegillRussula nigricans2025Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2025Porcelain FungusMucidula mucida2025GobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformis2025GobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformis2025Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme2025Stump PuffballApioperdon pyriforme2025Bark BonnetPhloeomana speirea2025Bark BonnetPhloeomana speirea2025Dasyscyphella niveaDasyscyphella nivea2025Dasyscyphella niveaDasyscyphella nivea2025Rooting ShankHymenopellis radicata2025Rooting ShankHymenopellis radicata2025Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata2025Clustered BonnetMycena inclinata2025Oak PinCudoniella acicularis2025Oak PinCudoniella acicularis2025Elastic SaddleHelvella elastica2025Elastic SaddleHelvella elastica2025Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025Jelly RotPhlebia tremellosa2025Lemon DiscoCalycina citrina2025Lemon DiscoCalycina citrina2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Blushing BracketDaedaleopsis confragosa2025Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides2025Purple JellydiscAscocoryne sarcoides2025Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea2025Magpie InkcapCoprinopsis picacea2025Dripping BonnetRoridomyces roridus2025Dripping BonnetRoridomyces roridus2025Common InkcapCoprinopsis atramentaria2025Common InkcapCoprinopsis atramentaria2025Oilslick BrittlegillRussula ionochlora2025Oilslick BrittlegillRussula ionochlora2025Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2025Yellow StagshornCalocera viscosa2025Slender ClubMacrotyphula juncea2025Slender ClubMacrotyphula juncea2025Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025Burgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopus2025Frosty FunnelClitocybe phyllophila2025Frosty FunnelClitocybe phyllophila2025Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina2025Lilac FibrecapInocybe lilacina2025Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis2025Ugly MilkcapLactarius turpis2025Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2025Saffron MilkcapLactarius deliciosus2025Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2025Peppery BoleteChalciporus piperatus2025Grey Spotted AmanitaAmanita excelsa var. spissa2025Grey Spotted AmanitaAmanita excelsa var. spissa2025Yellow WebcapCortinarius delibutus2025Yellow WebcapCortinarius delibutus2025CoalmanTricholoma portentosum2025CoalmanTricholoma portentosum2025Pale StagshornCalocera pallidospathulata2025Pale StagshornCalocera pallidospathulata2025Primrose BrittlegillRussula sardonia2025Primrose BrittlegillRussula sardonia2025Purple BrittlegillRussula atropurpurea2025Purple BrittlegillRussula atropurpurea2025Common BonnetMycena galericulata2025Common BonnetMycena galericulata2025Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2025Brown Birch BoleteLeccinum scabrum2025Lactarius semisanguifluusLactarius semisanguifluus2025Lactarius semisanguifluusLactarius semisanguifluus2025Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum2025Purplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinum2025Bovine BoleteSuillus bovinus2025Bovine BoleteSuillus bovinus2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Amanita'r GwybedAmanita muscaria2025Common CavalierMelanoleuca polioleuca2025Common CavalierMelanoleuca polioleuca2025Conifercone CapBaeospora myosura2025Conifercone CapBaeospora myosura2025Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025Amanita WridogAmanita rubescens2025Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii2025Dyer's MazegillPhaeolus schweinitzii2025Scaly ToothSarcodon squamosus2025Scaly ToothSarcodon squamosus2025Birch MazegillTrametes betulina2025Birch MazegillTrametes betulina2025Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator2025Scarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiator2025Penny BunBoletus edulis2025Penny BunBoletus edulis2025Geranium BrittlegillRussula fellea2025Geranium BrittlegillRussula fellea2025Pap MilkcapLactarius mammosus2025Pap MilkcapLactarius mammosus2025Surprise WebcapCortinarius semisanguineus2025Surprise WebcapCortinarius semisanguineus2025Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides2025Conifer TuftHypholoma capnoides2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Brown RollrimPaxillus involutus2025Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans2025Plums And CustardTricholomopsis rutilans2025False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025False ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiaca2025