Offa's Dyke: section on St Briavels Common, immediately south of Sittingreen 0 ha
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51.73077, -2.66949
Open directionsv ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Levee scheduled monument
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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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 ✦ Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting 🐕 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🦉 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 — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Blackbird +74 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🍄 Mushroom foraging
Strong match
Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Jelly Rot +8 more · last seen 2024; Fungi — Meadow Waxcap, Snowy Waxcap, Jelly Rot +8 more · last seen 2024
Varies
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +80 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Banded Demoiselle, Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown +80 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Buttercup, Herb-Robert +93 more · last seen 2026; Plants — Yarrow, Creeping Buttercup, Herb-Robert +93 more · last seen 2026
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 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 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 11 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 Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
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 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Photos House beside Offa's Dyke Path
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Wildlife to spot
52,268 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 52,268 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Wren +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Common Darter · Beautiful Demoiselle · Sphaerophoria +42
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Hart's-Tongue · Common Hemp-nettle · Eyebright · Knotgrass
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2025 Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 52,268 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 47 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Blue Tit · Dunnock · Wren +42
Blackbird Turdus merula Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Dunnock Prunella modularis Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Robin Erithacus rubecula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Raven Corvus corax Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Stock Dove Columba oenas Linnet Linaria cannabina Tawny Owl Strix aluco Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Swallow Hirundo rustica Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Kingfisher Alcedo atthis Rook Corvus frugilegus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Magpie Pica pica Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Jay Garrulus glandarius Mute Swan Cygnus olor Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Swift Apus apus Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Whitethroat Curruca communis Goldcrest Regulus regulus Siskin Spinus spinus Coal Tit Periparus ater Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Common Pipistrelle
Common Pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus 🐝 Insects 47 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Banded Demoiselle · White-legged Damselfly · Common Darter · Beautiful Demoiselle · Sphaerophoria +42
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens White-legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Hart's-Tongue · Common Hemp-nettle · Eyebright · Knotgrass
Hart's-Tongue Asplenium scolopendrium Common Hemp-nettle Galeopsis tetrahit2025 Eyebright Euphrasia2025 Knotgrass Polygonum aviculare2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Broad-bodied Chaser
Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Xylota segnis Xylota segnis
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Hornet Vespa crabro
Hornet Vespa crabro
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata
Cheilosia scutellata Cheilosia scutellata
Exorista rustica Exorista rustica
Exorista rustica Exorista rustica
Grey-banded Mining Bee Andrena denticulata
Grey-banded Mining Bee Andrena denticulata
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis
Patchwork Leafcutter Bee Megachile centuncularis
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Gasteruption jaculator Gasteruption jaculator
Gasteruption jaculator Gasteruption jaculator
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Eriothrix rufomaculata Eriothrix rufomaculata
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Platycheirus albimanus Platycheirus albimanus
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Cheilosia illustrata Cheilosia illustrata
Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum
Bronze Furrow Bee Halictus tumulorum
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Rutpela maculata Rutpela maculata
Orange-vented Mason Bee Osmia leaiana
Orange-vented Mason Bee Osmia leaiana
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum
Common Furrow Bee Lasioglossum calceatum
Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee Megachile ligniseca
Wood-carving Leafcutter Bee Megachile ligniseca
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui
Urophora cardui Urophora cardui
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga
Sarcophaga Sarcophaga
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus
Common Club-tail Gomphus vulgatissimus Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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