Hangerberry Inclosure ✦ Ancient woodland 24 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 24 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.82965, -2.58419
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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🦉 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Blue Tit +70 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Glow-worm, 7-spot Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +8 more · last seen 2025
Free
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
🌲 Forest walks
Moderate match
Public woodland
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 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 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike Link Cycling route ▾
Bracelands Cycle Trail Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Symond's Yat Rock 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 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 ▾
✦ Ancient woodland — continuously wooded since at least 1600 AD. A rare and irreplaceable habitat, rich in biodiversity and historical character.
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Wildlife to spot
22,946 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,946 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +45
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Goosander Mergus merganser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swift Apus apus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Otter · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,946 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 50 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Magpie · Blue Tit · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Pheasant +45
Magpie Pica pica Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Raven Corvus corax House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Coal Tit Periparus ater Goosander Mergus merganser Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Mute Swan Cygnus olor Canada Goose Branta canadensis Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Redwing Turdus iliacus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus House Martin Delichon urbicum Swallow Hirundo rustica Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Stock Dove Columba oenas Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Nuthatch Sitta europaea Swift Apus apus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Starling Sturnus vulgaris Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Otter · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug +3
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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