Holywell Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 42 ha
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Free entry Dogs welcome 42 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.85440, -2.43837
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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 🌿 Foraging 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 🌿 Foraging is at its best in summer here 🐕 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 — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Great Tit +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Dune Thread-moss, Creeping Feather-moss, Hart's-tongue Thyme-moss +108 more · last seen 2020
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +25 more · last seen 2025
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 4 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 177 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 177 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 591 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 591 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 68 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 68 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map ✦ 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
4,740 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,740 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Barn Owl Tyto alba Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Wild Boar · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Wild Boar Sus scrofa2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Grey Squirrel Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Southern Hawker · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee +10
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,740 records · National Biodiversity Network Robin · Blackbird · Song Thrush · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +47
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Dunnock Prunella modularis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Goldcrest Regulus regulus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Magpie Pica pica2023 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2023 Stock Dove Columba oenas Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Coal Tit Periparus ater Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Greylag Goose Anser anser Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Barn Owl Tyto alba Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Siskin Spinus spinus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Swift Apus apus2023 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Raven Corvus corax2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 7 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wood Mouse · Wild Boar · Brown Hare · Roe Deer +2
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wood Mouse Apodemus sylvaticus2023 Wild Boar Sus scrofa2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Grey Squirrel Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Glow-worm · Southern Hawker · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee +10
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Sciurus carolinensis2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi2023 Common Carder Bee
Common Carder Bee
Bombus pascuorum2023
Bombus pascuorum2023
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2023
Tree Hopper Centrotus cornutus2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023 