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Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.79383, -2.63220
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 ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings ⚽ Playing fields is at its best in summer here ⛺ Camping available here — summer nights at this site are worth planning around 🦉 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, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +53 more · last seen 2025
Free
⚽ Playing fields
Very strong match
Playing field
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Small White, Small Phoenix, Large White +116 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂 Seasonal nature
Good match
Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +1 more · last seen 2025; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Bluebell, Himalayan Balsam +1 more · last seen 2025
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National 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 Highmeadow Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Local 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 22 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Bracelands Cycle Trail 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 ▾
Symond's Yat Rock Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 ▾
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Wildlife to spot
4,640 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 4,640 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Coal Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Swollen-thighed Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Platycis minutus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +9
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024 Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus 🌿 Plants 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 4,640 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 43 species
winter spring autumn
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Wren · Coal Tit +38
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Coal Tit Periparus ater House Sparrow Passer domesticus Great Tit Parus major Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Magpie Pica pica Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Rook Corvus frugilegus Jay Garrulus glandarius Carrion Crow Corvus corone Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Swift Apus apus2023 Skylark Alauda arvensis Herring Gull Larus argentatus Raven Corvus corax Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Goldcrest Regulus regulus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2023 Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Tawny Owl Strix aluco2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Redwing Turdus iliacus2023 Linnet Linaria cannabina2023 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2023 Coot Fulica atra2023 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2023 House Martin Delichon urbicum2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2023 🦌 Mammals 1 species
spring summer autumn
2024 ▾
Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Swollen-thighed Beetle · Emperor Dragonfly · Platycis minutus · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi +9
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Platycis minutus Platycis minutus2024 Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2024 Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024 Green Nettle Weevil Phyllobius pomaceus 🌿 Plants 1 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Fox-tail Feather-moss
Fox-tail Feather-moss Thamnobryum alopecurum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Garden Chafer Phyllopertha horticola2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2023
Raspberry Beetle Byturus tomentosus2023
Raspberry Beetle Byturus tomentosus2023
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus2023
Anthrenus fuscus Anthrenus fuscus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Black Clock Pterostichus madidus2023
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2023
Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2023
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2023
Grammoptera ruficornis Grammoptera ruficornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis2023