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Places › England › South West › Forest of Dean Getting here
51.71489, -2.55540
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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 🅿️ Parking 409m away — 2 car parks within reach 🌤️ 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 🅿️ Parking 409m away — 2 car parks within reach £ 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, Robin, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025; Birds — Blackbird, Robin, Woodpigeon +86 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +72 more · last seen 2025; Insects — Harlequin Ladybird, 7-spot Ladybird, Face Fly +72 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Fallacious Beard-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +42 more · last seen 2020; Plants — Bifid Crestwort, Fallacious Beard-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +42 more · last seen 2020
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Religious grounds — local heritage
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
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 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 41 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 41 National Cycle Network
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
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Wildlife to spot
14,818 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 14,818 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Nuthatch · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stock Dove Columba oenas Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Leptopterna ferrugata · Four-spotted Chaser +3
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Leptopterna ferrugata Leptopterna ferrugata Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Broad-bodied Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 14,818 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackbird · Nuthatch · Wren · Great Spotted Woodpecker · Coal Tit +40
Blackbird Turdus merula Nuthatch Sitta europaea Wren Troglodytes troglodytes Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Coal Tit Periparus ater Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs Robin Erithacus rubecula Woodpigeon Columba palumbus Carrion Crow Corvus corone Great Tit Parus major Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus Goldcrest Regulus regulus Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita Song Thrush Turdus philomelos Jay Garrulus glandarius Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis Dunnock Prunella modularis Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus Moorhen Gallinula chloropus Mallard Anas platyrhynchos Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus Swift Apus apus Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Crossbill Loxia curvirostra Stock Dove Columba oenas Siskin Spinus spinus Little Grebe Tachybaptus ruficollis Shelduck Tadorna tadorna Raven Corvus corax Swallow Hirundo rustica Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto Erithacus rubecula melophilus Erithacus rubecula melophilus Green Woodpecker Picus viridis Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata Jackdaw Coloeus monedula Dipper Cinclus cinclus Greenfinch Chloris chloris Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Cyanistes caeruleus obscurus Starling Sturnus vulgaris Grey Heron Ardea cinerea Garden Warbler Sylvia borin Mandarin Duck Aix galericulata Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula Roe Deer · Grey Squirrel · Muntjac · Rabbit
Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Grey Squirrel Sciurus carolinensis Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
spring
2025 ▾
Common Frog
Common Frog Rana temporaria Azure Damselfly · Large Red Damselfly · Brown Marmorated Stink Bug · Leptopterna ferrugata · Four-spotted Chaser +3
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Halyomorpha halys Leptopterna ferrugata Leptopterna ferrugata Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata Hairy Dragonfly Brachytron pratense Broad-bodied Chaser Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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