Daw's Coppice ✦ Ancient woodland 31 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 31 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.95831, -2.45054
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Great Tit, Blue Tit, Chaffinch +53 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +142 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Western Honey Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee +142 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 7 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Herefordshire Trail Walking route 246.5 km ▾
Named route Length 246.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Kilcot to Woolhope) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury area) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map ✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
Photos Wild daffodils in Dymock Wood
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Wildlife to spot
13,704 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,704 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +39
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +11
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hard-fern
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,704 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 44 species
winter spring autumn
2026 ▾
Great Tit · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Goldfinch +39
Great Tit Parus major Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2024 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2024 Teal Anas crecca2024 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2024 Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2024 Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2024 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Southern Hawker · Emperor Dragonfly · Migrant Hawker · Azure Damselfly · Ruddy Darter +11
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025 Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Hard-fern
Hard-fern Blechnum spicant Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Trypodendron domesticum Trypodendron domesticum2025
Trypodendron domesticum Trypodendron domesticum2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024 