Astonbridgehill Inclosure - Conifer woodland
✦ Ancient woodland18 ha
🦉Wildlife🍂Seasonal🦅Birds
Free entryDogs welcome18 ha
Getting here
51.83442, -2.55935
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
Highmeadow TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Wye Valley WalkWalking route218 km▾
Named routeRef WVWLength 218 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Symond's Yat RockCycling route▾
Named routeLocal cycle route
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
Woodland path descending Smether's Tump
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Wildlife to spot
10,372 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
10,372 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +48
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Wild Boar · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Wild BoarSus scrofa
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +7
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
10,372 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds53 species
springsummer
2025▾
Blackbird · Robin · Coal Tit · Great Tit · Woodpigeon +48
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Great TitParus major
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- Wood WarblerPhylloscopus sibilatrix
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- RavenCorvus corax
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- GoosanderMergus merganser
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus
- DunnockPrunella modularis
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola
- Tufted DuckAythya fuligula
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
- MagpiePica pica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
- SwiftApus apus
- Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
- Tree PipitAnthus trivialis
- Pied FlycatcherFicedula hypoleuca
- Greylag GooseAnser anser
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
Wild Boar · Hazel Dormouse · Fallow Deer · Grey Squirrel
- Wild BoarSus scrofa
- Hazel DormouseMuscardinus avellanarius
- Fallow DeerDama dama
- Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
🐸Amphibians2 species
springsummer
2025▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
- Common ToadBufo bufo
- Common FrogRana temporaria
🐝Insects12 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug +7
- Anoplotrupes stercorosusAnoplotrupes stercorosus
- Field GrasshopperChorthippus brunneus
- Juniper ShieldbugCyphostethus tristriatus
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
- Dock BugCoreus marginatus
- Volucella inanisVolucella inanis
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas