Paid entryDogs welcome110 ha
Getting here
51.78818, -2.60582
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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
- ⛳Golf 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
- ⛳Golf is at its best in summer here
- 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days
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
18 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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Two bridges over water, Forest of Dean Golf Club course, Coleford
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Wildlife to spot
26,111 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
26,111 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Wigeon · Blackbird · Hawfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +38
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PochardAythya ferina
- PintailAnas acuta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Violet Ground Beetle · Glow-worm · Green Tiger Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +5
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🍄Fungi60 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · King Alfred's Cakes · Turkeytail · Honey Fungus +55
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
Fox-tail Feather-moss
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
26,111 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds43 species
winterspring
2025▾
Wigeon · Blackbird · Hawfinch · Woodpigeon · Robin +38
- WigeonMareca penelope
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
- RobinErithacus rubecula
- MagpiePica pica
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
- House SparrowPasser domesticus
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- JackdawColoeus monedula
- SwiftApus apus
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Cetti's WarblerCettia cetti
- NuthatchSitta europaea
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Coal TitPeriparus ater
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- PochardAythya ferina
- PintailAnas acuta
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus
- Great TitParus major
- RookCorvus frugilegus
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- RavenCorvus corax
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- FirecrestRegulus ignicapilla
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris
🦌Mammals1 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Pine Marten
🐸Amphibians1 species
spring
2025▾
Common Toad
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Violet Ground Beetle · Glow-worm · Green Tiger Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird · Emperor Dragonfly +5
- Violet Ground BeetleCarabus violaceus
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Green Tiger BeetleCicindela campestris
- Harlequin LadybirdHarmonia axyridis
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- 7-spot LadybirdCoccinella septempunctata
🍄Fungi60 species
autumnwinter
2025▾
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · King Alfred's Cakes · Turkeytail · Honey Fungus +55
- Torth FelenHypholoma fasciculare
- Hairy Curtain CrustStereum hirsutum
- King Alfred's CakesDaldinia concentrica
- TurkeytailTrametes versicolor
- Honey FungusArmillaria mellea
- Common Stump BrittlestemPsathyrella piluliformis
Fox-tail Feather-moss
- Fox-tail Feather-mossThamnobryum alopecurum
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Ochre Brittlegill
Ochre Brittlegill
Russula ochroleuca
Russula ochroleuca
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