Little God Meadow ✦ Ancient woodland 36 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 36 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.82928, -2.55276
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 🌿 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 — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blackbird, Wren +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Heart-leaved Spear-moss · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Glow-worm, Broad-bodied Chaser +29 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Glow-worm, Broad-bodied Chaser +29 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike Link Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Family cycle route (easy) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lydbrook Link Cycling route ▾
Hicksters Way Loop Cycling route ▾
Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Family skills route (moderate) 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 ▾
✦ 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
20,238 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,238 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Crossbill · Goldcrest +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Siskin Spinus spinus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Wild Boar
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +10
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,238 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 53 species
autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Long-tailed Tit · Crossbill · Goldcrest +48
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Siskin Spinus spinus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Carrion Crow Corvus corone Raven Corvus corax Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Goosander Mergus merganser Redwing Turdus iliacus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Linnet Linaria cannabina Swallow Hirundo rustica Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Tawny Owl Strix aluco House Martin Delichon urbicum Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Skylark Alauda arvensis Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Wild Boar
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 15 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · Four-spotted Chaser · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker +10
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii2025 Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Field Grasshopper
Field Grasshopper
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Chorthippus brunneus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Common Hawker Aeshna juncea2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Green Drake Ephemera danica2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua2025
Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua Notonecta (Notonecta) obliqua2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025 