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Forked Slade

✦ Ancient woodland14 ha

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

WildlifeBirdsSeasonal
Free entryDogs welcome14 ha

Getting here

51.76162, -2.50898

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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
  • 🐴Horse riding listed as facility — is at its best in summer
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat
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Best for

8 activities

Wildlife

Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles

Free

Bird watching

Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dipper +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Dipper +66 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap, Common Tamarisk-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +17 more · last seen 2024

Free

Horse riding

Horse riding listed as facility

Varies

Insect spotting

Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Glow-worm, Eristalis pertinax +14 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Glow-worm, Eristalis pertinax +14 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

3 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Salmon WayWalking route
Named routeArlingham paths
Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km
Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route
Forest of Dean Sculpture TrailWalking route
Named routeRef FoDSTLocal walking route
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Cycling

13 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
Mallards Pike LinkCycling route
Named route
National Cycle Network Route 42Cycling route
Named routeRef 42National Cycle Network
Family cycle route (easy)Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06Cycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
Main RouteCycling route305 m
Named routeRef 42Length 305 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
AditMountain bike route
Named route
Elephant ManMountain bike route
Named route
Y2KMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

Clearing in Blakeneyhill Wood South

📷 Philip Halling · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Clearing in Blakeneyhill Wood South

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park4.6 km→🌱Bathurst ParkUrban park4.6 km→💧Mallards Pike 2Reservoir2.3 km→💧Mallards Pike 1 (highest)Reservoir2.7 km→⛪St Paul's ChurchReligious grounds3.1 km→🌱New Fancy ViewUrban park3.3 km→

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Nearby reservoirs

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Mallards Pike 2

Low2.3 km→
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Mallards Pike 1 (highest)

Not High (England Use Only)2.7 km→
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Castlemain

Low2.9 km→

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