Ellis Reddings Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland11 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome11 ha
Getting here
51.80807, -2.62798
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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 km5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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
Bracelands to the WyeWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Bracelands Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
Route 423Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
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
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
10,841 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,841 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Coal Tit +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Fallow Deer
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Dor Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle +4
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
- Minotaur Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,841 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds50 species
wintersummer
2026▾
Robin · Blackbird · Nuthatch · Chaffinch · Coal Tit +45
- RobinErithacus rubecula2025
- BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
- NuthatchSitta europaea2025
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
- SwallowHirundo rustica2025
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2025
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2025
- SiskinSpinus spinus2025
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
- Great TitParus major2025
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2025
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2025
- DunnockPrunella modularis2025
- RavenCorvus corax2025
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
- MagpiePica pica2025
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra2025
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2025
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
- JayGarrulus glandarius2025
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
- Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
- Herring GullLarus argentatus2025
- JackdawColoeus monedula2025
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
- Barn OwlTyto alba2025
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
- Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis2025
- SwiftApus apus2025
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
- GoosanderMergus merganser2025
- Mute SwanCygnus olor2025
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2025
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris2025
- House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
- Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Fallow Deer
🐸Amphibians1 species
autumn
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects9 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2026▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Dor Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Eyed Ladybird · Minotaur Beetle +4
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator2025
- Dor BeetleGeotrupes
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
- Eyed LadybirdAnatis ocellata2025
- Minotaur Beetle
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Typhaeus typhoeus2025
Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Volucella inanisVolucella inanis2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025Cantharis pellucidaCantharis pellucida2025