Hoarthorns Wood - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland18 ha
Plan your visit
🦉Wildlife🐶Dogs🍂Seasonal
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
51.81466, -2.59974
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
- 🅿️Parking 354m away — 2 car parks within reach
🌤️ 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
- 🅿️Parking 354m away — 2 car parks within reach
- £Free to visit — no entry charge
- 🐕Dogs welcome
- 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
Deciduous woodland priority habitat; Ancient woodland
Free
Dogs allowed — public 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
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km5 signed routes nearby · 8 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
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
20 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
Route 423Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 423National Cycle Network
Lydbrook LinkCycling 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
16,487 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
16,487 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Hawfinch · Siskin · Wren · Robin +39
- WigeonMareca penelope
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- PochardAythya ferina
- PintailAnas acuta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
🐝Insects7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Common Cockchafer +2
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🍄Fungi60 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · Honey Fungus · King Alfred's Cakes · Turkeytail +55
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
16,487 records · National Biodiversity NetworkWigeon · Hawfinch · Siskin · Wren · Robin +39
- WigeonMareca penelope
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Grey WagtailMotacilla cinerea
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- Great TitParus major
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- PochardAythya ferina
- PintailAnas acuta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- MagpiePica pica
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
🐝Insects7 species
springautumn
2025▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis · Common Cockchafer +2
- Black Sexton BeetleNicrophorus humator
- Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Oedemera femoralisOedemera femoralis
- Common CockchaferMelolontha melolontha
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🍄Fungi60 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · Honey Fungus · King Alfred's Cakes · Turkeytail +55
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ochre Brittlegill
Ochre Brittlegill
Russula ochroleuca
Russula ochroleuca
Fragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransFragrant FunnelClitocybe fragransGobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformisGobletPseudoclitocybe cyathiformisJellybabyLeotia lubricaJellybabyLeotia lubricaRed-Belted BracketFomitopsis pinicolaRed-Belted BracketFomitopsis pinicolaCommon RustgillGymnopilus penetransCommon RustgillGymnopilus penetransYellowedge BonnetMycena citrinomarginataYellowedge BonnetMycena citrinomarginataRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaRazor Strop FungusFomitopsis betulinaPurplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinumPurplepore BracketTrichaptum abietinumGrooved BonnetMycena polygrammaGrooved BonnetMycena polygrammaCollared EarthstarGeastrum michelianumCollared EarthstarGeastrum michelianumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumSilver Leaf DiseaseChondrostereum purpureumWhite BrainExidia thuretianaWhite BrainExidia thuretianaBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisBirch WoodwartJackrogersella multiformisRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiRoundspored OysterlingCrepidotus cesatiiAntrodiaAntrodiaAntrodiaAntrodiaWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaWrinkled ClubClavulina rugosaVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisVariable OysterlingCrepidotus variabilisSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumSnowy DiscoLachnum virgineumTwig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealisTwig ParachuteMarasmiellus ramealisButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaButter CapRhodocollybia butyraceaCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonCandlesnuff FungusXylaria hypoxylonLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaLemon DiscoCalycina citrinaScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumScaly EarthballScleroderma verrucosumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumCommon EarthballScleroderma citrinumWhite FibrecapInocybe geophyllaWhite FibrecapInocybe geophyllaRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataRooting ShankHymenopellis radicataPanthercapAmanita pantherinaPanthercapAmanita pantherinaAmanita'r GwybedAmanita muscariaAmanita'r GwybedAmanita muscariaSticky ScalycapPholiota gummosaSticky ScalycapPholiota gummosaBluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinusBluefoot BoleteXerocomellus cisalpinusShaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosaShaggy ScalycapPholiota squarrosaBurgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopusBurgundydrop BonnetMycena haematopusAmanita WridogAmanita rubescensAmanita WridogAmanita rubescensMacrolepiota konradiiMacrolepiota konradiiMacrolepiota konradiiMacrolepiota konradiiTuberous PolyporePolyporus tuberasterTuberous PolyporePolyporus tuberasterChanterelleCantharellus cibariusChanterelleCantharellus cibariusAmbarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota proceraAmbarelo'r BwganMacrolepiota proceraRinged ConecapPholiotina arrheniiRinged ConecapPholiotina arrheniiPenny BunBoletus edulisPenny BunBoletus edulisScarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiatorScarletina BoleteNeoboletus praestigiatorPurple BrittlegillRussula atropurpureaPurple BrittlegillRussula atropurpureaFool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosaFool's FunnelClitocybe rivulosaPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisPeeling OysterlingCrepidotus mollisFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaFalse ChanterelleHygrophoropsis aurantiacaShaggy BracketInonotus hispidusShaggy BracketInonotus hispidusJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeJelly EarAuricularia auricula-judaeDead Man's FingersXylaria polymorphaDead Man's FingersXylaria polymorphaTutsan RustMelampsora hypericorumTutsan RustMelampsora hypericorumCobalt CrustTerana coeruleaCobalt CrustTerana coeruleaStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeStump PuffballApioperdon pyriformeGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataGlue CrustHydnoporia corrugataHazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscumHazel WoodwartHypoxylon fuscumPeziza micropusPeziza micropusPeziza micropusPeziza micropusEvents & activities nearby
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