The Forest of Dennis - Mixed woodland
7 ha
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🐶Dogs🦉Wildlife🦅Birds
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome7 ha
Getting here
52.11791, -1.79845
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
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦅Bird watching
Strong match
Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
🍂Seasonal nature
Good match
Broadleaved woodland — spring blossom and autumn colour
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby · 34 public paths nearby
Signed route nearbyPublic paths
Monarch's WayWalking route990 km▾
approximate route of Charles II's escape
Named routeRef MWLength 990 kmRegional walking route
Heart of England WayWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 161kmRegional walking route
Centenary WayWalking route▾
Named routeRef CWListed length 100 miRegional walking route
Cotswold LinkWalking route34 km▾
Named routeLength 34 kmRegional walking route
Shakespeare's Avon WayWalking route142 km▾
From the source at Naseby, Northamptonshire to the Severn at Tewkesbury
Named routeRef SAWLength 142 kmRegional walking route
28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 41National Cycle Network
National Cycle Network Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5National Cycle Network
Stratford-IlmingtonCycling route▾
Named routeRef SILocal cycle route
Stratford-WelfordCycling route▾
Named routeRef SWLocal cycle route
Cotswold Line Cycle RouteCycling route▾
Named routeRef 442National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route573 m▾
Named routeRef 442Length 573 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
6,665 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
6,665 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Skylark · Redwing · Moorhen · Hobby · Chiffchaff +46
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PintailAnas acuta
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwiftApus apus
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Blue Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +6
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
6,665 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds51 species
summerautumn
2025▾
Skylark · Redwing · Moorhen · Hobby · Chiffchaff +46
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- RedwingTurdus iliacus
- MoorhenGallinula chloropus
- HobbyFalco subbuteo
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita
- SwallowHirundo rustica
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos
- Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus
- FieldfareTurdus pilaris
- Herring GullLarus argentatus
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis
- Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis
- PeregrineFalco peregrinus
- WhitethroatCurruca communis
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- StarlingSturnus vulgaris
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Little Ringed PloverCharadrius dubius
- Lesser RedpollAcanthis flammea cabaret
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone
- JayGarrulus glandarius
- LapwingVanellus vanellus
- Common GullLarus canus
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus
- PintailAnas acuta
- LinnetLinaria cannabina
- House MartinDelichon urbicum
- Green SandpiperTringa ochropus
- Stock DoveColumba oenas
- Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea
- TealAnas crecca
- GadwallMareca strepera
- GreenfinchChloris chloris
- SnipeGallinago gallinago
- SiskinSpinus spinus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major
- Canada GooseBranta canadensis
- CootFulica atra
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus
- MagpiePica pica
- Garden WarblerSylvia borin
- SwiftApus apus
- QuailCoturnix coturnix
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca
Roe Deer
- Roe DeerCapreolus capreolus
Common Blue Damselfly · Ruddy Darter · Emperor Dragonfly · Broad-bodied Chaser · Azure Damselfly +6
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Ruddy DarterSympetrum sanguineum
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
- Broad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressa
- Azure DamselflyCoenagrion puella
- Brown HawkerAeshna grandis
- Common Darter
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Sympetrum striolatum
Sympetrum striolatum
Southern HawkerAeshna cyaneaSouthern HawkerAeshna cyaneaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaLarge Red DamselflyPyrrhosoma nymphulaWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesWhite-legged DamselflyPlatycnemis pennipesBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegansBlue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans