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Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.72484, -2.54962
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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 🐕 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
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🐕 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🦉 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 — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +91 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +91 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +75 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +75 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
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 5 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
Show on map National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Coleford, Milkwall & Parkend railway path FOD06 Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 5.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 41 Length 5.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 305 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 305 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
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Wildlife to spot
7,521 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 7,521 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Violet Ground Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +6
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 7,521 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 51 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Wren · Woodpigeon · Nuthatch · Great Spotted Woodpecker +46
Blackbird Turdus merula Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Nuthatch Sitta europaea Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Carrion Crow Corvus corone Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Robin Erithacus rubecula Swift Apus apus Great Tit Parus major Jay Garrulus glandarius Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Dipper Cinclus cinclus Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Stock Dove Columba oenas Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Herring Gull Larus argentatus Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus House Sparrow Passer domesticus Black-headed Gull Chroicocephalus ridibundus Rook Corvus frugilegus Pied Wagtail Motacilla alba yarrellii Rock Dove Columba livia Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Hazel Dormouse · Grey Squirrel · Roe Deer · Muntjac · Rabbit
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
summer
2025 ▾
Common Toad
🐝 Insects 11 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Violet Ground Beetle · Anoplotrupes stercorosus +6
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Violet Ground Beetle Carabus violaceus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Water Cricket Velia (Plesiovelia) caprai
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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