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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🐶 Dogs
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.83802, -2.57584
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🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Magpie, Woodpigeon +51 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Field Grasshopper, Juniper Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Field Grasshopper, Juniper Shieldbug, 7-spot Ladybird +5 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named cycling route nearby: Lydbrook Link
Varies
Religious grounds — local heritage
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 17 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 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 ▾
Photos Holy Jesus Church Lydbrook
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Wildlife to spot
25,131 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 25,131 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +49
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Goosander Mergus merganser Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Otter · Mole · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra Mole Talpa europaea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +3
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Volucella inanis Volucella inanis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 25,131 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 54 species
spring winter
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Magpie · Woodpigeon · Robin · Jackdaw +49
Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Raven Corvus corax Carrion Crow Corvus corone House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Great Tit Parus major Dunnock Prunella modularis Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Goosander Mergus merganser Coal Tit Periparus ater Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Rook Corvus frugilegus Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Canada Goose Branta canadensis Swallow Hirundo rustica Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mute Swan Cygnus olor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Redwing Turdus iliacus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swift Apus apus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Kestrel Falco tinnunculus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Treecreeper Certhia familiaris House Martin Delichon urbicum Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Little Egret Egretta garzetta Skylark Alauda arvensis Linnet Linaria cannabina Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Nuthatch Sitta europaea Goldcrest Regulus regulus Red-legged Partridge Alectoris rufa Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Otter · Mole · Hazel Dormouse
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes Otter Lutra lutra Mole Talpa europaea Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 8 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird · Dock Bug · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +3
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus 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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