Newnham Bottom ✦ Ancient woodland 20 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Free entry Dogs welcome 20 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.76714, -2.53477
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🌿 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 £ 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 — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Chaffinch, Blackbird, Robin +63 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +18 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Emperor Dragonfly, Common Darter, Southern Hawker +18 more · last seen 2025
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Ancient woodland — historic landscape
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FoDST Local walking route
Show on map 13 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 Family skills route (moderate) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Verderers Mountain bike route ▾
Freeminers Mountain bike route ▾
Ski Run Mountain bike route ▾
Mr Rooty Mountain bike route ▾
Countdown Mountain bike route ▾
Push up route Mountain bike route ▾
✦ 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
30,502 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 30,502 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Muntjac
Slow-worm
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · 22-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Cordilura albipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 30,502 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 52 species
summer winter
2026 ▾
Blackbird · Mallard · Robin · Carrion Crow · Chaffinch +47
Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Greylag Goose Anser anser Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Coal Tit Periparus ater2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata2025 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2025 Raven Corvus corax2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Moorhen Gallinula chloropus2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Redwing Turdus iliacus2025 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2025 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis2025 Grey Heron Ardea cinerea2025 Goosander Mergus merganser2025 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2025 Fieldfare Turdus pilaris2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2025 House Martin Delichon urbicum2025 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Kingfisher Alcedo atthis2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Muntjac
Slow-worm
Emperor Dragonfly · Common Darter · Southern Hawker · 22-spot Ladybird · Broad-bodied Chaser +7
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea 22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii Cordilura albipes Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Cordilura albipes
Cordilura albipes
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Meliscaeva cinctella Meliscaeva cinctella
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus 