Newyears Hill ✦ Ancient woodland 28 ha
🦉 Wildlife🐴 Horses🦅 Birds
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Free entry Dogs welcome 28 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.76014, -2.50344
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐴 1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 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 🐴 1 horse riding trail(s) — is at its best in summer 🐕 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
🐴 Horse riding
Very strong match
1 horse riding trail(s)
Varies
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Firecrest, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Firecrest, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +81 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Common Tamarisk-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Swan's-neck Thyme-moss +7 more · last seen 2024
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +28 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Harlequin Ladybird, Anoplotrupes stercorosus +28 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map 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 Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Adit Mountain bike route ▾
Elephant Man Mountain bike route ▾
Y2K 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
21,363 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 21,363 records · National Biodiversity Network Firecrest · Peregrine · Blackbird · Hawfinch · Nuthatch +43
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blackbird Turdus merula Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Muntjac · Wild Boar
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Wild Boar Sus scrofa 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella inflata · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Minotaur Beetle +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 21,363 records · National Biodiversity Network Firecrest · Peregrine · Blackbird · Hawfinch · Nuthatch +43
Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Peregrine Falco peregrinus Blackbird Turdus merula Hawfinch Coccothraustes coccothraustes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Robin Erithacus rubecula Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Goldcrest Regulus regulus Great Tit Parus major Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Tawny Owl Strix aluco Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Stock Dove Columba oenas Siskin Spinus spinus Dipper Cinclus cinclus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Magpie Pica pica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Woodcock Scolopax rusticola Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis Barn Owl Tyto alba Pied Flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Redwing Turdus iliacus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Dryobates minor Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Muntjac · Wild Boar
Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Wild Boar Sus scrofa 🦎 Reptiles 1 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Harlequin Ladybird · 7-spot Ladybird · Volucella inflata · Harmonia axyridis form succinea · Minotaur Beetle +13
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Volucella inflata Volucella inflata2025 Harmonia axyridis form succinea Harmonia axyridis form succinea Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2025 Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina2025
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2025
Deer Ked Lipoptena cervi2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Oak Bush-cricket Meconema thalassinum2025
Tabanus Tabanus2025
Tabanus Tabanus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Rose Chafer Cetonia aurata2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025
Common Cockchafer Melolontha melolontha2025 