Little Bourts Inclosure ✦ Ancient woodland 15 ha
🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 15 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.82839, -2.57293
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 103m 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 103m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +71 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Bank Haircap · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes, Eristalis tenax +55 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Marmalade Hoverfly, Eupeodes, Eristalis tenax +55 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
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 19 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
8,849 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Coal Tit · Crossbill · Robin · Blackbird +50
Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Glow-worm · Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,849 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 55 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Great Tit · Coal Tit · Crossbill · Robin · Blackbird +50
Great Tit Parus major Coal Tit Periparus ater Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2024 Wood Warbler Phylloscopus sibilatrix Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Siskin Spinus spinus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Dunnock Prunella modularis Redwing Turdus iliacus Stock Dove Columba oenas Raven Corvus corax Greenfinch Chloris chloris Dipper Cinclus cinclus2024 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula House Sparrow Passer domesticus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2024 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2024 Coot Fulica atra2024 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Greylag Goose Anser anser2024 Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca2024 Mute Swan Cygnus olor2024 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2024 Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula2024 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2024 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 Hazel Dormouse
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 13 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Glow-worm · Field Grasshopper · Juniper Shieldbug · 7-spot Ladybird +8
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Bank Haircap
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Green Drake Ephemera danica
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2024 