Morse's Grove ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.82064, -2.45850
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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +76 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Priority ponds — dragonflies, damselflies and aquatic invertebrates; Insects — Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Common Blue Damselfly, Eristalis pertinax +26 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fissidens bryoides var. bryoides, Blunt Feather-moss, Common Striated Feather-moss +67 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 4 signed routes nearby · 9 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 Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 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 7 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 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 Main Route Cycling route 591 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 591 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 5 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the 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
20,966 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 20,966 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Robin +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Violet Ground Beetle · Dock Bug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 20,966 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Tit · Wren · Robin +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Common Gull Larus canus2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Rook Corvus frugilegus2025 Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Canada Goose Branta canadensis Teal Anas crecca Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Reed Warbler Acrocephalus scirpaceus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Swift Apus apus2025 Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2025 Brambling Fringilla montifringilla2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2024 🦌 Mammals 2 species
winter spring
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 10 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Eristalis pertinax · Violet Ground Beetle · Dock Bug · Golden-ringed Dragonfly · 7-spot Ladybird +5
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Dock Bug Coreus marginatus Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Syrphus Syrphus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Swollen-thighed Beetle
Oedemera nobilis
Oedemera nobilis
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
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