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Lydney Park

438 ha

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Public accessFree entryDogs welcome438 ha

Getting here

51.72100, -2.55476

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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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

10 activities

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 +92 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +92 more · last seen 2025

Free

Seasonal nature

Strong match

Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +71 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +71 more · last seen 2025

Free

Foraging

Strong match

Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants

Varies

Dog walks

Strong match

Dogs allowed with public access

Free

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

🚶

Walking

2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths

Gloucestershire WayWalking route161 km

Named routeLength 161 kmRegional walking route

Severn Way (3) Worcester to BristolWalking route153 km

Named routeRef SW (3)Length 153 kmRegional walking route

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Cycling

2 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

Route 41Cycling route

Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network

Main RouteCycling route5.2 km

Named routeRef 41Length 5.2 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Wildlife to spot

11,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

11,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +47

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwiftApus apus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DipperCinclus cinclus
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +2

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Broad-bodied Chaser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

11,866 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds52 species

springsummer

2025

Wren · Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch +47

WrenTroglodytes troglodytes
BlackbirdTurdus merula
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus
NuthatchSitta europaea
Carrion CrowCorvus corone
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs
Great TitParus major
Coal TitPeriparus ater
GoldcrestRegulus regulus
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
RobinErithacus rubecula
SwiftApus apus
JayGarrulus glandarius
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
DunnockPrunella modularis
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
MoorhenGallinula chloropus
MallardAnas platyrhynchos
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
CrossbillLoxia curvirostra
SiskinSpinus spinus
Little GrebeTachybaptus ruficollis
DipperCinclus cinclus
RavenCorvus corax
SwallowHirundo rustica
JackdawColoeus monedula
Stock DoveColumba oenas
Erithacus rubecula melophilusErithacus rubecula melophilus
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata
Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto
GreenfinchChloris chloris
Cyanistes caeruleus obscurusCyanistes caeruleus obscurus
StarlingSturnus vulgaris
Herring GullLarus argentatus
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
House SparrowPasser domesticus
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus
RookCorvus frugilegus
Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii
Rock DoveColumba livia
ShelduckTadorna tadorna
Grey HeronArdea cinerea
Garden WarblerSylvia borin
Mandarin DuckAix galericulata
Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula

🦌

Mammals4 species

summer

2025

Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit

Grey SquirrelSciurus carolinensis
Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
MuntjacMuntiacus reevesi
RabbitOryctolagus cuniculus

🐸

Amphibians1 species

spring

2025

Common Frog

Common FrogRana temporaria

🐝

Insects7 species

spring

2025

Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Four-spotted Chaser +2

Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
Large Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphula
Brown Marmorated Stink BugHalyomorpha halys
Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans
Four-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculata
Hairy DragonflyBrachytron pratense
Broad-bodied Chaser

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Ruth Sharville · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Fallen tree, with view towards the house at Lydney Park

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