Lower Birchin Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 53 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 53 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.76478, -2.67157
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 — Birds, Mammals; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Mandarin Duck, Blue Tit, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Mandarin Duck, Blue Tit, Blackbird +68 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, White-legged Damselfly, Grammoptera ruficornis +273 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 5 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 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 Monnow Valley Walk Walking route ▾
Long Distance Walking route following the River Monnow from source to confluence with the River Wye at Monmouth
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 423 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 423 National Cycle Network
Show on map Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 117 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 117 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 50 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 50 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 71 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 71 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 800 m ▾
Named route Ref 423 Length 800 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.
Photos Offa's Dyke by Coxbury Farm
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Wildlife to spot
13,881 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 13,881 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goosander Mergus merganser Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 13,881 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring autumn winter
2025 ▾
Woodpigeon · Great Tit · Wren · Robin · Chaffinch +43
Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Robin Erithacus rubecula Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Dunnock Prunella modularis Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Redwing Turdus iliacus Magpie Pica pica Raven Corvus corax Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Goosander Mergus merganser Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Swift Apus apus Swallow Hirundo rustica Greenfinch Chloris chloris Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Siskin Spinus spinus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Starling Sturnus vulgaris House Sparrow Passer domesticus Jay Garrulus glandarius Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus House Martin Delichon urbicum Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Pheasant Phasianus colchicus 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Weasel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Weasel Mustela nivalis Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Beautiful Demoiselle · Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird +17
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Syrphus
Syrphus
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Larch Ladybird Aphidecta obliterata
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Common Damselbug Nabis (Nabis) rugosus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea
Broom Leaf Beetle Gonioctena olivacea
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Red-headed Cardinal Beetle Pyrochroa serraticornis
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
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