Oakhill Wood ✦ Ancient woodland 65 ha
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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🍂 Seasonal
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 65 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.70394, -2.64267
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ ☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
☀️ June — canopy now fully closed, creating cool dappled shade even on warm days 🐕 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
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🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +67 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour; Plants — Fox-tail Feather-moss, Japanese Knotweed, Great Scented Liverwort +94 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Grasshopper, Oedemera femoralis +78 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Glow-worm, Meadow Grasshopper, Oedemera femoralis +78 more · last seen 2026
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby · 10 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 Offa's Dyke Path Walking route 285 km ▾
Named route Ref ODP Length 285 km National walking route
Show on map Wye Valley Walk Walking route 218 km ▾
Named route Ref WVW Length 218 km Regional walking route
Show on map 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wye Valley Greenway Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Route 32 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 32 Regional cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 31 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.8 km ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 1.8 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 459 m ▾
Named route Ref 32 Length 459 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 1 public path 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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9,141 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,141 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2025 ▾
Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Newt
Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Newt Triturus2024 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Green Tiger Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis · Lesser Stag Beetle +24
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eyebright · Japanese Knotweed
Eyebright Euphrasia Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,141 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 49 species
winter spring summer
2026 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Blue Tit · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Wren +44
Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2025 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Dunnock Prunella modularis2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Raven Corvus corax2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Great Tit Parus major2024 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Linnet Linaria cannabina2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2024 Stonechat Saxicola rubicola2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris2025 Goldcrest Regulus regulus2025 Mallard Anas platyrhynchos2024 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2024 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Woodcock Scolopax rusticola2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Yellowhammer Emberiza citrinella2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 Whitethroat Curruca communis2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2024 Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Greenfinch Chloris chloris2024 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2024 Canada Goose Branta canadensis2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2024 Rock Dove Columba livia2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Hazel Dormouse · Lesser Horseshoe Bat
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Lesser Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus hipposideros2024 🦎 Reptiles 4 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Grass Snake · Slow-worm · Adder · Common Lizard
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica Slow-worm Anguis fragilis Adder Vipera berus Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara2024 🐸 Amphibians 5 species
spring
2025 ▾
Frog · Smooth Newt · Common Frog · Common Toad · Newt
Frog Rana Smooth Newt Lissotriton vulgaris2024 Common Frog Rana temporaria Common Toad Bufo bufo2024 Newt Triturus2024 🐝 Insects 29 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Glow-worm · Green Tiger Beetle · Red-legged Shieldbug · Oedemera femoralis · Lesser Stag Beetle +24
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025 Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025 Oedemera femoralis Oedemera femoralis2025 Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025 🌿 Plants 2 species
spring autumn
2025 ▾
Eyebright · Japanese Knotweed
Eyebright Euphrasia Japanese Knotweed Reynoutria japonica2024 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Meadow Grasshopper
Meadow Grasshopper
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Welsh Chafer Hoplia philanthus2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Dor Beetle Geotrupes stercorarius2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Acrossus rufipes Acrossus rufipes2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Dark Giant Horsefly Tabanus sudeticus2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Alder Leaf Beetle Agelastica alni2025
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi Grypocoris (Lophyromiris) stysi2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024
Plateumaris sericea Plateumaris sericea2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2024
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2024
Agrypnus murinus Agrypnus murinus2024 