Millennium Meadow Allotment
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.81750, -2.48013
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 on site — 10 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 on site — 10 car parks within reach 🦉 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, Blackbird, Great Tit +87 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blue Tit, Blackbird, Great Tit +87 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Anoplotrupes stercorosus, 7-spot Ladybird, Syrphus +28 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
🛝 Family friendly
Moderate match
Allotments
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 12 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 Salmon Way Walking route ▾
Named route Arlingham paths
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 Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FoDST Local walking route
Show on map Three Trees Way public footpath · 68 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 68 m Path type: residential
Show on map Folders Lane public footpath · 72 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 72 m Path type: residential
Show on map Pennywell Lane public footpath · 380 m ▾
Public path public footpath Length 380 m Path type: service
Show on map 8 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 7.4 km ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 7.4 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface unsealedfirm
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 177 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 177 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
26,241 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 26,241 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +47
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swift Apus apus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Squirrel · Water Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Emperor Dragonfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +6
Syrphus Syrphus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 26,241 records · National Biodiversity Network Blue Tit · Chaffinch · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Robin +47
Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos House Martin Delichon urbicum Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Dunnock Prunella modularis Coal Tit Periparus ater Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis House Sparrow Passer domesticus Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Common Gull Larus canus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swift Apus apus Redwing Turdus iliacus Jay Garrulus glandarius Skylark Alauda arvensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Swallow Hirundo rustica Raven Corvus corax Coot Fulica atra Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Stock Dove Columba oenas Herring Gull Larus argentatus Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Starling Sturnus vulgaris Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Squirrel · Water Shrew
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Water Shrew Neomys fodiens Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐸 Amphibians 3 species
summer
2025 ▾
Great Crested Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo 🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Syrphus · Emperor Dragonfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · 7-spot Ladybird · 14-spot Ladybird +6
Syrphus Syrphus Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata 14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Neoascia Neoascia
Neoascia Neoascia
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis
Aphrophoridae Aphrophoridae
Aphrophoridae Aphrophoridae
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa 