Norman's Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 12 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍄 Fungi
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.91142, -2.40011
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 🍄 Mushroom 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🍄 Mushroom 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; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Carrion Crow, Blackbird, Woodpigeon +62 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Torth Felen, Purple Brittlegill +121 more · last seen 2023; Fungi — Snowy Waxcap, Torth Felen, Purple Brittlegill +121 more · last seen 2023
Varies
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
Free
Fungi — Ambarelo'r Bwgan, Wood Blewits, Madarch y Coed +7 more foraging species; Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 7 signed routes nearby · 6 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 Daffodil Way Walking route ▾
Named route Ref daf Local walking route
Show on map Wysis Way Walking route 88.5 km ▾
Long distance footpath forming a link between the Thames and the Wye
Named route Ref WYS Length 88.5 km Regional walking route
Show on map Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Kilcot) Walking route ▾
A route between Gloucester, Hereford and Worcester with a theme linked to the music festival celebrated annually in the three Cathedrals.
Named route Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on 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
8,541 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 8,541 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Common Gull Larus canus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Raven Corvus corax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small White · Green-veined White +7
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 8,541 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Robin · Carrion Crow · Blackbird · Magpie · Wren +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula Carrion Crow Corvus corone Blackbird Turdus merula Magpie Pica pica Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Stock Dove Columba oenas Skylark Alauda arvensis Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Greenfinch Chloris chloris Great Tit Parus major House Sparrow Passer domesticus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Linnet Linaria cannabina Dunnock Prunella modularis Swallow Hirundo rustica Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Rook Corvus frugilegus Fieldfare Turdus pilaris Nuthatch Sitta europaea Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Whitethroat Curruca communis Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2024 Common Gull Larus canus Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Jay Garrulus glandarius Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Redwing Turdus iliacus Herring Gull Larus argentatus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Swift Apus apus Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Greylag Goose Anser anser Raven Corvus corax Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2024 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 🦌 Mammals 3 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Red Fox · Roe Deer
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2024 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2024 Gatekeeper · Meadow Brown · Ringlet · Small White · Green-veined White +7
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024 Meadow Brown Maniola jurtina2024 Ringlet Aphantopus hyperantus2024 Small White Pieris rapae2024 Green-veined White Pieris napi2024 Large White Pieris brassicae Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2024
2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Speckled Wood Pararge aegeria2024
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024 