Lower Dodmore Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 10 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 10 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.73287, -2.55226
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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required 🌤️ 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 📍 Open access throughout summer — no booking required £ 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Lateral Cryphaea, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss, Bank Haircap +83 more · last seen 2024
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Good match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +10 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Azure Damselfly, Large Red Damselfly +10 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 2 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 6 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 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 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 502 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 502 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 2.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 2.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 39 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 39 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free 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.
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Wildlife to spot
8,656 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,656 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Violet Ground Beetle · Red Wood Ant +5
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,656 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blackbird · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +46
Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackbird Turdus merula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Coal Tit Periparus ater Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Stock Dove Columba oenas Swift Apus apus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia Herring Gull Larus argentatus Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus 🦎 Reptiles 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Lizard · Slow-worm
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara Slow-worm Anguis fragilis 🐸 Amphibians 2 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad · Common Frog
Common Toad Bufo bufo Common Frog Rana temporaria 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Violet Ground Beetle · Red Wood Ant +5
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Red Wood Ant Formica rufa Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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