Sir Francis Brain Monument
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Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.82677, -2.54613
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 ✦ 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 🦉 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, Robin, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Chaffinch +69 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Four-spotted Chaser +34 more · last seen 2026; Insects — Broad-bodied Chaser, Anoplotrupes stercorosus, Four-spotted Chaser +34 more · last seen 2026
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 3 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Gloucestershire Way Walking route 161 km ▾
Named route Length 161 km Regional 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 Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail Walking route ▾
Named route Ref FoDST Local walking route
Show on map 14 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Mallards Pike Link Cycling route ▾
National Cycle Network Route 42 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 42 National Cycle Network
Show on map Family cycle route (easy) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Lydbrook Link Cycling route ▾
Hicksters Way Loop Cycling route ▾
Shorter alternative return route to Cannop Cycle Centre or Beechenhurst than following the Family Cycle Trail
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map Family skills route (moderate) Cycling route ▾
Named route Local cycle route
Show on map 19 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Verderers Mountain bike route ▾
Freeminers Mountain bike route ▾
Ski Run Mountain bike route ▾
Mr Rooty Mountain bike route ▾
Countdown Mountain bike route ▾
Push up route Mountain bike route ▾
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Wildlife to spot
22,998 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 22,998 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Raven +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird +6
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 22,998 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 48 species
summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Robin · Blackbird · Goldcrest · Coal Tit · Raven +43
Robin Erithacus rubecula Blackbird Turdus merula Goldcrest Regulus regulus Coal Tit Periparus ater Raven Corvus corax Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Great Tit Parus major Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Nuthatch Sitta europaea Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Siskin Spinus spinus Stonechat Saxicola rubicola Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Carrion Crow Corvus corone Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Goosander Mergus merganser Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Redwing Turdus iliacus Tufted Duck Aythya fuligula Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo Greenfinch Chloris chloris Jay Garrulus glandarius Dunnock Prunella modularis Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata House Martin Delichon urbicum Rock Dove Columba livia Firecrest Regulus ignicapilla Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Grey Wagtail Motacilla cinerea Mute Swan Cygnus olor Coot Fulica atra Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Swallow Hirundo rustica Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 11 species
summer autumn
2026 ▾
Willow Emerald Damselfly · Anoplotrupes stercorosus · Minotaur Beetle · Southern Hawker · 7-spot Ladybird +6
Willow Emerald Damselfly Chalcolestes viridis2025 Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2025 Minotaur Beetle Typhaeus typhoeus Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025 7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2025 Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Dock Bug
Dock Bug
Coreus marginatus2025
Coreus marginatus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Black Darter Sympetrum danae2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Emerald Damselfly Lestes sponsa2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum2025 Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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