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🦉 Wildlife🦅 Birds🦋 Insects
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome
Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.95877, -2.36707
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 — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Blue Tit +64 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Meadow Brown, Broad-bodied Chaser, Hornet Robberfly +33 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Meadow Brown, Broad-bodied Chaser, Hornet Robberfly +33 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 9 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Geopark Way Walking route 175 km ▾
Named route Ref geo Length 175 km Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Worcester to Gloucester) 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 Ref 3CH Regional walking route
Show on map Three Choirs Way (Hollybush to Gloucester) 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 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 Three Choirs Way (Gloucester to Hereford) 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 4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Newent Cycling Loop Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NCL Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury area) Cycling route ▾
National Byway in the Ledbury area
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map National Byway (Ledbury Loop) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref NB Regional cycle route
Show on map Photos St John the Evangelist church, Pauntley
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Wildlife to spot
9,497 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 9,497 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Nuthatch · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +18
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet Robberfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser +4
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 9,497 records · National Biodiversity Network 🐦 Birds 23 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Nuthatch · Blackbird · Robin · Blue Tit · Woodpigeon +18
Nuthatch Sitta europaea Blackbird Turdus merula Robin Erithacus rubecula Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Tit Parus major Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Goldcrest Regulus regulus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Jay Garrulus glandarius Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Marsh Tit Poecile palustris Redwing Turdus iliacus Pheasant Phasianus colchicus Coal Tit Periparus ater Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Green Woodpecker Picus viridis 🦌 Mammals 2 species
spring summer autumn winter
2025 ▾
Grey Squirrel · Muntjac
Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Grass Snake
Grass Snake Natrix helvetica 🐝 Insects 9 species
spring summer
2025 ▾
Hornet Robberfly · Emperor Dragonfly · Blue-tailed Damselfly · Southern Hawker · Broad-bodied Chaser +4
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator Blue-tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Pericoma
Pericoma
Pericoma
Pericoma
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Face Fly Musca autumnalis
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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