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Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.92651, -2.44367
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 🅿️ Parking 349m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 349m away — 2 car parks within reach £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 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, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +61 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects; Insects — Speckled Wood, Meadow Brown, Green-veined White +30 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 8 signed routes nearby · 14 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 Poets' Path No 1 Walking route 8 km ▾
Named route Ref PP1 Length 8 km Local walking route
Show on map Daffodil Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref daf Local 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 Briery Hill Lane public footpath · 138 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 138 m Path type: unclassified
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
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Rabbit
Rabbit
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Oryctolagus cuniculus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Soprano Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pygmaeus
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Noctule Nyctalus noctula
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri
Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
Nathusius's Pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus
Pipistrelle Bat species Pipistrellus
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Yellow-necked Mouse Apodemus flavicollis2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024
Bank Vole Myodes glareolus2024 2024
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Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Rhinoceros Beetle Sinodendron cylindricum
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Acorn Weevil Curculio glandium
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Parent Bug Elasmucha grisea2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Small Copper Lycaena phlaeas2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Purple Hairstreak Favonius quercus2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Brimstone Gonepteryx rhamni2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2024
Eristalinus sepulchralis Eristalinus sepulchralis2024
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2024
Abax parallelepipedus Abax parallelepipedus2024
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2024
Red Wood Ant Formica rufa2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2023 2024
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Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga2024
Bitter-Cress Cardamine2024
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