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51.80321, -2.60763
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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 🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Wigeon, Robin, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Wigeon, Robin, Great Tit +58 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Torth Felen, Honey Fungus +220 more · last seen 2025; Fungi — Hairy Curtain Crust, Torth Felen, Honey Fungus +220 more · last seen 2025
Varies
Fungi — Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Chanterelle, False Chanterelle +16 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Black Sexton Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Black Sexton Beetle +20 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 6 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FoDST Local walking route
Show on map Bracelands to the Wye Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 21 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Mallards Pike Link Cycling route ▾
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Family cycle route (easy) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Lydbrook Link Cycling route ▾
19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Verderers Mountain bike route ▾
Freeminers Mountain bike route ▾
Ski Run Mountain bike route ▾
Mr Rooty Mountain bike route ▾
Countdown Mountain bike route ▾
Push up route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
16,508 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 16,508 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Hawfinch · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Robin +28
Wigeon Mareca penelope Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis +8
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Emperor Dragonfly 🍄 Fungi 68 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · Turkeytail · Honey Fungus · Ochre Brittlegill +63
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 16,508 records · National Biodiversity Network Wigeon · Hawfinch · Nuthatch · Blackbird · Robin +28
Wigeon Mareca penelope Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Pochard Aythya ferina Pintail Anas acuta Yellow-legged Gull Larus michahellis Skylark Alauda arvensis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Redwing Turdus iliacus Siskin Spinus spinus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Magpie Pica pica Dunnock Prunella modularis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Rock Dove Columba livia Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Jackdaw Coloeus monedula 🦌 Mammals 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Pine Marten
🐝 Insects 13 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Black Sexton Beetle · Green Shieldbug · Harlequin Ladybird · Eyed Ladybird · Oedemera femoralis +8
Black Sexton Beetle Nicrophorus humator Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis Emperor Dragonfly 🍄 Fungi 68 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Torth Felen · Hairy Curtain Crust · Turkeytail · Honey Fungus · Ochre Brittlegill +63
Torth Felen Hypholoma fasciculare Hairy Curtain Crust Stereum hirsutum Turkeytail Trametes versicolor Honey Fungus Armillaria mellea Ochre Brittlegill Russula ochroleuca Birch Woodwart Jackrogersella multiformis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Anax imperator
Anax imperator
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Cantharis pellucida Cantharis pellucida
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024 King Alfred's Cakes
King Alfred's Cakes
Daldinia concentrica
Daldinia concentrica
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Butter Cap Rhodocollybia butyracea
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Candlesnuff Fungus Xylaria hypoxylon
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Amanita Wridog Amanita rubescens
Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum
Hazel Woodwart Hypoxylon fuscum
Common Stump Brittlestem Psathyrella piluliformis
Common Stump Brittlestem Psathyrella piluliformis
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Fragrant Funnel Clitocybe fragrans
Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Goblet Pseudoclitocybe cyathiformis
Jellybaby Leotia lubrica
Jellybaby Leotia lubrica
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Razor Strop Fungus Fomitopsis betulina
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum
Purplepore Bracket Trichaptum abietinum
Grooved Bonnet Mycena polygramma
Grooved Bonnet Mycena polygramma
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Collared Earthstar Geastrum michelianum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
Silver Leaf Disease Chondrostereum purpureum
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
White Brain Exidia thuretiana
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Roundspored Oysterling Crepidotus cesatii
Antrodia Antrodia
Antrodia Antrodia
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Wrinkled Club Clavulina rugosa
Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis
Variable Oysterling Crepidotus variabilis
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Snowy Disco Lachnum virgineum
Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis
Twig Parachute Marasmiellus ramealis
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Lemon Disco Calycina citrina
Scaly Earthball Scleroderma verrucosum
Scaly Earthball Scleroderma verrucosum
Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola
Red-Belted Bracket Fomitopsis pinicola
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Common Rustgill Gymnopilus penetrans
Yellowedge Bonnet Mycena citrinomarginata
Yellowedge Bonnet Mycena citrinomarginata
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla
White Fibrecap Inocybe geophylla
Rooting Shank Hymenopellis radicata
Rooting Shank Hymenopellis radicata
Panthercap Amanita pantherina
Panthercap Amanita pantherina
Bluefoot Bolete Xerocomellus cisalpinus
Bluefoot Bolete Xerocomellus cisalpinus
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa
Shaggy Scalycap Pholiota squarrosa
Burgundydrop Bonnet Mycena haematopus
Burgundydrop Bonnet Mycena haematopus
Macrolepiota konradii Macrolepiota konradii
Macrolepiota konradii Macrolepiota konradii
Tuberous Polypore Polyporus tuberaster
Tuberous Polypore Polyporus tuberaster
Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius
Chanterelle Cantharellus cibarius
Ambarelo'r Bwgan Macrolepiota procera
Ambarelo'r Bwgan Macrolepiota procera
Ringed Conecap Pholiotina arrhenii
Ringed Conecap Pholiotina arrhenii
Penny Bun Boletus edulis
Penny Bun Boletus edulis
Scarletina Bolete Neoboletus praestigiator
Scarletina Bolete Neoboletus praestigiator
Purple Brittlegill Russula atropurpurea
Purple Brittlegill Russula atropurpurea
Fool's Funnel Clitocybe rivulosa
Fool's Funnel Clitocybe rivulosa
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
Peeling Oysterling Crepidotus mollis
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria
Amanita'r Gwybed Amanita muscaria
Sticky Scalycap Pholiota gummosa
Sticky Scalycap Pholiota gummosa
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus
Shaggy Bracket Inonotus hispidus
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Jelly Ear Auricularia auricula-judae
Dead Man's Fingers Xylaria polymorpha
Dead Man's Fingers Xylaria polymorpha
Tutsan Rust Melampsora hypericorum
Tutsan Rust Melampsora hypericorum
Cobalt Crust Terana coerulea
Cobalt Crust Terana coerulea
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Stump Puffball Apioperdon pyriforme
Glue Crust Hydnoporia corrugata
Glue Crust Hydnoporia corrugata
Peziza micropus Peziza micropus
Peziza micropus Peziza micropus
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa2024
Trooping Funnel Infundibulicybe geotropa2024
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2024
Yellow Brain Tremella mesenterica2024
Amanita citrina Amanita citrina2024
Amanita citrina Amanita citrina2024
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2024
Oak Curtain Crust Hymenochaete rubiginosa2024
Grey Spotted Amanita Amanita excelsa var. spissa2024
Grey Spotted Amanita Amanita excelsa var. spissa2024
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2024
Bitter Oysterling Panellus stipticus2024
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes2024
Dead Moll's Fingers Xylaria longipes2024
Spotted Toughshank Rhodocollybia maculata2024
Spotted Toughshank Rhodocollybia maculata2024 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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