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Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 12 ha
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.86204, -2.42868
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 🐕 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 +66 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Robin +66 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Common Carder Bee, Buff-tailed Bumblebee, Red-tailed Bumblebee +54 more · last seen 2025; Lowland meadows — marbled white, meadow brown and pollinating insects
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Supine Plait-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +96 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Himalayan Balsam, Supine Plait-moss, Hypnum cupressiforme var. cupressiforme +96 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed — public woodland
Free
Traditional orchard — seasonal fruit, fungi and wild plants
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 6 signed routes nearby · 3 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 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 Severn Way (3) Worcester to Bristol Walking route 153 km ▾
Named route Ref SW (3) Length 153 km Regional walking route
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 591 m ▾
Named route Ref 42 Length 591 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 3 public paths nearby
Public paths
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Wildlife to spot
3,435 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 3,435 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +43
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Emperor Goose Anser canagicus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wild Boar · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wild Boar Sus scrofa2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +8
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Tree Hopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 3,435 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Blackbird · Robin · Goldfinch · Woodpigeon · Song Thrush +43
Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Dunnock Prunella modularis Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Carrion Crow Corvus corone2024 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2024 Great Tit Parus major2024 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2024 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2024 Magpie Pica pica2024 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2024 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2024 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Canada Goose Branta canadensis Starling Sturnus vulgaris2024 House Sparrow Passer domesticus2024 Jackdaw Coloeus monedula2024 Swallow Hirundo rustica2024 Coal Tit Periparus ater2024 Tree Pipit Anthus trivialis2023 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2023 Greenfinch Chloris chloris Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Wheatear Oenanthe oenanthe2024 Pheasant Phasianus colchicus2023 Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2023 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2023 Barn Owl Tyto alba Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Emperor Goose Anser canagicus2024 Jay Garrulus glandarius2024 Lesser Black-backed Gull Larus fuscus2024 House Martin Delichon urbicum2024 Stock Dove Columba oenas2024 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2023 Herring Gull Larus argentatus2023 Swift Apus apus2023 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2023 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2023 🦌 Mammals 5 species
summer autumn
2025 ▾
Hazel Dormouse · Wild Boar · Roe Deer · Brown Hare · Grey Squirrel
Hazel Dormouse Muscardinus avellanarius Wild Boar Sus scrofa2023 Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus2023 Brown Hare Lepus europaeus2023 Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis2023 Wall Lizard
Wall Lizard Podarcis muralis 🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2024 ▾
Common Toad
Glow-worm · Buff-tailed Bumblebee · White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers · Red-tailed Bumblebee · Common Carder Bee +8
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2023 White/Buff-tailed Bumblebee workers Bombus lucorum/terrestris2023 Red-tailed Bumblebee Bombus lapidarius2023 Common Carder Bee Bombus pascuorum2023 Tree Hopper Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Centrotus cornutus2023
Centrotus cornutus2023
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum2023
Dilta chateri Dilta chateri2023
Dilta chateri Dilta chateri2023 